A University of South Australia study finds African-Australian students have been discriminated against when they wear braided hair to school.
abc.net.au/news/calls-for-culturally-inclusive-schools-amid-hair-discrimination/102506476High school student Brianna was recently approached at her locker by a staff member asking her to remove her braids, in an exchange that took her by surprise.Brianna says she was told the six blonde braids she had in her hair went against her school's uniform policy
"I've done blonde, I've done ombre, but I haven't gotten told off — but I've moved into year 10 and now, I'm being told off for doing my hair," she said.She said leaning into her cultural heritage was something her school previously encouraged, but now she felt she was being treated differently to her peers.
"People are now feeling a little bit more insecure about their braids and their experiences with braids, and you definitely get treated differently with the different kind of hairstyles that you have," she said.Loveyta Brown, an African-Australian hairdresser based in Adelaide's CBD, said braids were more than just a hairstyle."So as we move forward, no matter where we go, we want to continue this.
"I've also had one, two students that have had to take [out] their hair because of school requirements," she said.Wyndham Christian College has implemented culturally safe policies. Cas Gemoh, the head of student wellbeing at Wyndham Christian College in Melbourne's western suburbs, said schools need to be understanding of other cultures.
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