A Black state lawmaker has proposed legislation that seeks to bar Illinois schools from issuing rules pertaining to hairstyles, saying it’ll address hairstyle.
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Illinois lawmakers want to ban hair discrimination in schools
State lawmakers want to ban hair discrimination in Illinois schools
The State Senate is considering legislation that would protect the rights of students to wear their hair in styles historically associated with race, ethnicity and hair texture like braids, dreadlocks or twists.
CHICAGO - Hair discrimination could be banned in Illinois schools.
The State Senate is considering legislation that would protect the rights of students to wear their hair in styles historically associated with race, ethnicity and hair texture like braids, dreadlocks or twists. We ve seen a lot of instances of Black children across the City of Chicago, the state of Illinois and across the country who have been traumatized by outdated school policies that, to put it bluntly, police their hair styles, said bill sponsor State Senator Mike Simmons of Chicago.
CHICAGO (WLS) For the first time, there s an openly gay lawmaker serving in the Illinois State Senate. State Senator Mike Simmons was appointed earlier this month to represent the 7th district, which is on Chicago s North Side. I was a little disappointed that we haven t broken this milestone before 2021, but I am honored to be the first, said Simmons, who lives in the Uptown neighborhood.
This comes 25 years after that barrier was broken in the Illinois House of Representatives.
The seat was previously held by former State Senator Heather Steans, who resigned earlier this month.
Simmons grew up on the North Side in public housing. He s the son of an Ethiopian father who came to the U.S. as a refugee, and a Black American mother. Simmons is also the first Ethiopian American to serve in the Illinois General Assembly.
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