Credit: courtesy of Nancy Marschewski
Colin Marschewski was suspended from school after wearing his braids under a bandana after being told he was not allowed to wear a durag.
Nancy Marschewski and her husband have three adopted sons who are multiracial. One of them was penalized after wearing a durag – a headscarf typically worn by Black males – to Effingham High School. Now the Effingham school board is considering a policy change.
Marschewski, who is white, has taken her sons to hairdressers who specialize in Black hair. But the one her 17-year-old son usually went to stopped taking appointments during the pandemic.