Kansas Native Haircut Earns NYT Coverage

Actually . . . In fairness . . . Let's not be so reactionary about this story. 

The Prez recently passed the "Crown Act" which protects prohibits "discrimination based on an individual's texture or style of hair."

And so . . .This student's right to skip haircuts might be part of that federal protection:

In a letter sent Friday, the ACLU called on the Girard Unified School District in southeastern Kansas to rescind the policy that requires boys to wear their hair short and to allow the student to wear his hair long, based on his cultural beliefs. Refusing to accommodate the student’s religious and cultural beliefs violates state and federal law, the ACLU said.

The policy will be reviewed in December, the school district’s superintendent said Monday.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Kansas School Demands Native American Student Cut His Hair to Attend

An 8-year-old Native American boy who had grown out his hair to honor his ancestry was made to get a haircut after being threatened with suspension from school, the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas said.