The mother of a Texas teen said her daughter’s high school is refusing to let her graduate this week unless she removes her braids or covers them.
“You’re basing a graduation and diploma on hair,” said Hooper, 44. “Which is totally ridiculous with what’s going on in this world.”
“Accordingly, Principal Bedair telephoned your client and told her that the color of Kienjanae’s hair would need to be changed so it met dress code requirements,” the letter said, adding: “Gladewater ISD does not understand how the confusion arose.” “I said, ‘I’m totally blown away when you’ve never said anything about this last year or this year,’” Hooper said. “We’ve got four days before graduation.’”
Hooper added that when she asked Bedair why the removal was necessary, “she wouldn’t give me an answer.”
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