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Saturday, October 24, 2015

MMR on news in your area: Ohio school bands all black hair styles

AFRO PUFFS BANNED

The Lorain Horizon Science Academy in Ohio is facing heat from the natural hair community after a copy of a letter to parents that included a ban on afro puffs and 'small twisted braids' was posted online.
The letter details changes to the dress code for the upcoming school year and includes the line:
Afro-puffs and small twisted braids, with our without rubberbands, are NOT permitted.
It's unclear what the administration means by small twisted braids, but if they are referring to box braids they are banning a protective style that black girls have worn for generations. Afro-puffs are essentially the black version of the ponytail (when pulled back our hair puffs out instead of laying down), and yet the rules do not have a ban on ponytails for students of other ethnicities.

Read More: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/24/ohio-school-bans-afro-puf_n_3490920.html
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