A San Francisco boy was expelled from school because his haircut was too “extreme” for school.
According to San Jose Mercury News, 5-year old Jaylyn Broussard went to school with “a modern fade,” a haircut that is popular to African-American men. Broussard was only in school for half-an-hour when Boussard’s mother, Mariana Broussard, received a phone call from the school principal saying that her son’s haircut was too “extreme” and “distracting.”
Broussard says that Caucasian and Asian kids at Immaculate Heart of Mary’s School have the same haircut, yet their appearance isn’t referred to as a distraction. The principal of the school, Teri Grosey, told her that the cut would “unduly influence the student body.” Ms. Broussard has filed a complaint, alleging that the school discriminated against her son because he is African-American.
Does this kid’s haircut look too “ethnic” for school?
– Ballah-moni Kollie (@Gottadream87)
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