Massachusetts Black Female Students Punished For Wearing Braided Hair!
Parents are calling a "hair policy" at a local charter school racist after they say black female students are being suspended and disciplined for wearing extensions and braids.
“I was kind of shocked because for years everyone has been able to wear braids,†said Maya Cook, a sophomore at Mystic Valley Regional Charter.
Parents of two students told Boston 25 News said their daughters have been kicked off their sports teams and barred from prom at Mystic Valley Regional Charter as part of discipline for refusing to take out their braids. Others have been suspended - but these parents say they're not backing down.
Maya said that school officials first pulled her aside two weeks ago after she and her sister Deanna, both African American, had their hair braided at a local salon. Posted By Ghost