Georgia school faces backlash for photos of "appropriate" and "inappropriate" hairstyles for black s

[Eugene]

Source: CBS News

Georgia school faces backlash for photos of "appropriate" and "inappropriate" hairstyles for black students

BY SOPHIE LEWIS
AUGUST 3, 2019 / 11:35 AM / CBS NEWS

An elementary school in Georgia is being criticized after a poster depicting "appropriate" and "inappropriate" hairstyles for students went viral. All of the students featured on the poster are black.


A parent of a student at Narvie Harris Elementary School shared the photo with her hairstylist Danay Wadlington, who posted it on Facebook. The post quickly went viral, and parents around the country are outraged that only black students were targeted by the school.

"Wowzers....so that's how y'all feel Dekalb County Schools?... Hair is a form of self-expression, shouldn't be a right or wrong way.." Helena wrote on Facebook.

While some commenters said the school has a right to dictate its dress code, the majority were appalled that the school failed to recognize the inherent bias in the poster. "The administration behind this should be ashamed," one commenter said.

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[hlthe2b]

1. Incredible...

Trump effect seems to have given "license" to all manner of ugly discrimination.

And, no, I don't deny the racism was there before, just that the "filters" are off.

[tulipsandroses]

2. We need a reckoning - I was suspended from school for wearing a similar "inappropriate" hair style

when I was in high school. I was going to a religious based high school at the time. It wasn't a public school by the way.

I recognize this for what it is now that I am much older. At the time, I thought I was being rebellious and breaking the school's rules. But so much attention and focus on black people's hair. The same doesn't go for white kids that wear Mohawks or dye their hair green or purple or whatever color. But somehow dreadlocks, twists, and other hairstyles that blacks wear are unacceptable.

There is so much focus on what blacks do. It is exhausting.

[CurtEastPoint]

3. Note well the DeKalb student demographics; the rules came more than likely from their own folks.

Student Ethnic Distribution
African-American 63.9%
Hispanic 16.7%
White-American 11.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander 6.4%
Other 2.0%

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4. I don't know about that. Black people are proud of our barber and beauty shop creativity.

[CurtEastPoint]

5. Yes, I know that but the powers that be on the board and the school are more than likely black.

People who do not know metro ATL as I do might assume 'whitey' is making the rules for the black folks. Not the case in DeKalb.

[brush]

6. The decision most like came down from higher-ups. If they are AA, ok.