Submitted on Friday 17th May 2019
Rejected on Tuesday 18th June 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Making illegal for schools to make rules conflicting non-european hair types.
I'm hearing stories on children getting sent home, (mainly - & sadly Afro-caribbean - not excluding African heritage.)
All because their hair is either too long, too short or of a different hairstyle that is practical like braids or religious dreads locks. I feel this needs to STOP today.
https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/haircut-excluded-school-bedford-free-15291953
https://www.itv.com/news/central/2019-01-19/schoolboys-extreme-haircut-saw-him-banned-from-playground/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-england-london-45499584
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/scotland/family/education/school-and-pre-school-education-s/problems-at-school-s/#h-discrimination-and-racist-harassment
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Under the Equality Act, it is already illegal for schools to discriminate against anyone because of their protected characteristics, including race or ethnicity.
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