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Update: School issues statement on hair controversy
Update: School issues statement on hair controversy
Faith Christian Academy says 12-year-old won't be expelled
Thank you for the opportunity to respond. We are working with Mr. and Mrs. Kent. We regret that there was a misunderstanding that Vanessa would be expelled. We continue to look forward to seeing Vanessa at our school. We appreciate their kind comments regarding the school and education that Vanessa has received. The staff and faculty at Faith Christian Academy work to create a loving environment that accepts all students from all ethnicities."
The statement from the school came just hours after the girl's family released a statement of their own saying they don't blame the school for the controversy, just the administrators.
"Faith Christian Academy is a quality school that has given much to Vanessa’s education. The Teaching and auxiliary staff I have met over the years have been warm, supportive, disciplined, and knowledgeable educators. My wife and I have had no wish to besmirch the name of this school. We regret that we had to “go public” with this issue, but the school’s administration left us with no alternative.
We stand firm in the belief that schools should celebrate cultural, ethnic, and racial differences and capitalize on them to enrich the curriculum and education of young people. Instead of labeling Vanessa’s hair as a so-called “distraction”, the “distracted” students should be taught about this aspect in history of the African American experience.This is the history of a people that makes up almost ⅓ of this school’s student body.
Black Americans in slavery had to alter their natural appearance to be “presentable” as servants in the homes of their white masters. Since slavery’s end, African Americans have had to spend an inordinate fraction of their budgets on hair products and processes to make themselves acceptable to the white majority of society. Because white society has made African Americans feel ashamed of their natural appearance, many African Americans have damaged or lost their hair using harsh chemicals to straighten their hair.
We stand firm in the belief that schools should celebrate cultural, ethnic, and racial differences and capitalize on them to enrich the curriculum and education of young people. Instead of labeling Vanessa’s hair as a so-called “distraction”, the “distracted” students should be taught about this aspect in history of the African American experience.This is the history of a people that makes up almost ⅓ of this school’s student body.
Black Americans in slavery had to alter their natural appearance to be “presentable” as servants in the homes of their white masters. Since slavery’s end, African Americans have had to spend an inordinate fraction of their budgets on hair products and processes to make themselves acceptable to the white majority of society. Because white society has made African Americans feel ashamed of their natural appearance, many African Americans have damaged or lost their hair using harsh chemicals to straighten their hair.
More here:
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/family-in-orlando-private-school-hair-controversy-releases-statement/-/1637132/23189564/-/ynsqpx/-/index.html
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