An 11-year-old boy was refused entry to St Gregory's Catholic Science College in Kenton, North London. The school has a conserative ''short back and sides'' hairstyle only policy for boys because they believe that other styles could encourage ''gang culture''.
The boy, now 13 years old, won his case at the high court because the judge ruled the school's policy ''indirect racial discrimination''. This due to the fact that the school should be able to make exceptions to its strict policy if student wants to wear a different haircut based on cultural background. Every male member of the boy's family wears their hair in cornrows after birth. It is a tradition.
---Original Article:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/jun/17/school-ban-cornrows-indirect-discrimination
My take on this:
I agree with the judge's decision to allow the boy to wear cornrows at school. In my opinion those strict rules are a tad bit over the top in the first place and if a person wants or needs to wear a certain hairstyle due to family tradition I think this should be permissable. This boy for instance hasn't cut his hear since he was born due to family tradition and he would have to cut off his hair to gain entry to this school? I tend to disagree.
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