Tag: school policy
Education
Texas school bans black clothing over mental health issues
A middle school in El Paso, Texas is banning black clothing because the color is associated with depression and other mental health issues.
News
Schoolboy with dreadlocks banned from private school in Florida
A private school has come under fire for banning a Black boy whose hair is styled in ethnic dreadlocks. According to the 6-year-old boy's...
Celebrity
Lupita Intervened When Her Former High School Banned Makeup
Lupita Nyong'o reacted swiftly when her former high school instated a no makeup rule on campus. The Black Panther actress helped start a petition...
News
Students ordered to smile at Pennsylvania School — or get sent to the office
A Pennsylvania school is ordering students to smile -- or get sent to the office. Northern Lebanon School District students in Pennsylvania must smile...
News
Girl threatened with expulsion from school unless she tames her afro *UPDATE*
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Vanessa VanDyke, 12, faces expulsion from her Central Florida school if she doesn't cut, or at least groom her puffy afro...
Education
Transgender Boy Wins Right to Use Girls’ Restroom at School
A 6-year-old boy who believes he is a girl won the right to use the girls room at his school after his parents threatened...