A Bristol secondary school has adopted a black hair code, that allows pupils to wear afros, braids and cornrows.
Bristol Brunel Academy has announced it is backing The Halo Code, an initiative set up amid complaints that black people are humiliated at work because our hair is deemed unprofessional, according to the initiative s founders.
The 1,100-pupil secondary school has backed the campaign, saying it could help create a future without hair discrimination .
Around 25 other schools across England, including the £17,640-a-year Sutton High School, have signed up to the same code, according to The Halo Collective s website
Bristol Brunel Academy is the latest school to sign up The Halo Code, which accepts different African hairstyles in a bid to create a future without hair discrimination
A £17,640-a-year private girls school has become Britain s first to allow black hairstyles such as afros, cornrows and twists as part of its uniform policy.
Sutton High School in South London will adapt the Halo Code which has been developed by activists to stop black students being punished for their hair.
Teachers will also be speaking to suppliers about hats, swimming caps and wider hairbands for pupils who want to push back their hair for science lessons.
The school wants the code to help black pupils and staff work with natural hair and styles
Sutton High School (file picture) in South London will adapt the Halo Code which has been developed by activists to stop black students being punished for their hair
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