Because of your persistent and sustained interest in girls who are bullied for expressing themselves, I thought I would start a collection of stories for you, in case you decide to write your own post about the subject:
“Eleven-year-old Faith Fennidy is shown in footage posted on Facebook wiping away tears as she packs up her belongings at the Christ the King Parish School in Terrytown, Louisiana.
Faith’s mother Montrelle is heard asking a teacher to explain why her daughter’s braids, that are tied in a ponytail, contravene school policy. “What’s wrong with her hair? Her hair is fine,” she says.
The private school says students cannot have extensions or hairpieces, that are often used to create long braided hairstyles.
In a statement to the BBC, the Archdiocese of New Orleans said the school’s policy allowed only “natural hair”.
“This policy was communicated to all parents during the summer and again before the first day of school, and was applied to all students.
“The school offered the student’s family an opportunity to comply with the uniform and dress policy and the family chose to withdraw the student; the student was not suspended or expelled.”
“Two black female students attending a charter school in Massachusetts were recently kicked off their sports teams and prohibited from attending a prom because they wore their hair in braids. The Mystic Valley Regional Charter School in Malden, about 9 miles from Boston, enforces a strict dress code preventing students from wearing their hair in any unnatural way, which includes braids.
Twin students Maya and Deanna Cook, African-American sophomores, told local news outlets they were first told to take their braids out two weeks ago by school officials. The girls’ adoptive mother, Colleen Cook, told Boston’s 25 News that she received a call from the school informing her that students weren’t allowed to wear “anything artificial or unnatural in their hair.”
“A junior at Tremper High School in Kenosha, Wisconsin is speaking out against his school’s administration after they barred him from running for prom king and using the boys’ bathroom, reportedly due to his gender identity.
Ash Whitaker, who is trans and transitioned last year, is currently only allowed to use the girls’ bathroom or staff bathroom. But he doesn’t feel comfortable using the girls’ bathroom, and the staff bathroom is located far away from his classes, requiring a 15-minute round trip. He’s lobbied for the right to use the boys’ bathroom during multiple meetings with Tremper school officials, but the school has yet to come around.”
“In a federal lawsuit, the 18-year-old junior says students buying “couples” tickets for dances are asked for the names of their dates. Those naming same-sex partners aren’t permitted to purchase the “couples” passes, he claims.
The New York Civil Liberties Union filed the complaint against principal Crystal Boling-Barton this week. The Buffalo School District is also a defendant.”
