Boy refused to wear cornrow braids by his school is ruled racial discrimination

The boy's family won the case against Harrow college. They said he couldn't wear cornrow braids since they think it was a ''gang-related'' hairstyle. The school's anti-gang ban on unconventional hairstyles led to ''unlawful, indirect racial discrimination which is not justified'' according to the high court. This is a victory for the boy's family, since his hairstyle is part of a family tradition. Mr Justice Collins, sitting in London, claimed that the hair policy was not unlawful itself, ''but if it is applied without any possibility of exception, such as this boy, then it is unlawful''.

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I do think it is ridiculous to think this hairstyle is a part of a gangster lifestyle. I've seen a lot of people with this hairstyle on many different races. It shouldn't matter how you look like, and these braids don't even look that horrible since it looks very neat with no hair sticking out. I think it is quite poor for the boy, since he's just 13. He was very hurt and doesn't even want to go back to this school. The school didn't come really far though, but still it is ridiculous because they gave this boy a hurtful time.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/jun/17/school-ban-cornrow-braids-discrimination