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State Sen. Mike Simmons, D-Chicago, makes his case for amendment 1 to SB817 in the General Assembly. The bill would impose funding penalties on schools that keep policies in place that apply dress codes to hairstyles.
A Chicago state senator wants to withhold funding from schools that apply dress codes to hairstyles. School associations and the Illinois State Board of Education are worried the bill s punishment mechanism goes too far.
In the Senate Education Committee, Sen. Mike Simmons, D-Chicago, said policies that ban certain hairstyles in schools are outdated. He said he thinks schools will want to be on the right side of history if the amendment to SB817 becomes law.
Texas lawmakers consider bill that would prevent discriminatory bans on dreadlocks, other hairstyles
Duncan Agnew, The Texas Tribune
April 30, 2021
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Dreadlocks can be worn just as neat as any other hairstyle, so why are people of color constantly deemed less professional for their desire to pay tribute to their culture?Blacqbook/Getty Images/iStockphoto
Texas lawmakers could ban race-based hair discrimination in schools and work places such as dress codes that don’t allow dreadlocks under a bill known as the CROWN Act, which got its first hearing before the House State Affairs Committee on Thursday morning. I believe people should not be forced to divest themselves of their racial cultural identity by changing their natural hair in order to adapt to their workplace, school, or home, said Rep. Rhetta Bowers, D-Garland, in a statement prior to the hearing. People should not miss out on opportunities or success because of the way they choose to we
Duncan Agnew, The Texas Tribune
April 30, 2021
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Dreadlocks can be worn just as neat as any other hairstyle, so why are people of color constantly deemed less professional for their desire to pay tribute to their culture?Blacqbook/Getty Images/iStockphoto
Texas lawmakers could ban race-based hair discrimination in schools and work places such as dress codes that don’t allow dreadlocks under a bill known as the CROWN Act, which got its first hearing before the House State Affairs Committee on Thursday morning. I believe people should not be forced to divest themselves of their racial cultural identity by changing their natural hair in order to adapt to their workplace, school, or home, said Rep. Rhetta Bowers, D-Garland, in a statement prior to the hearing. People should not miss out on opportunities or success because of the way they choose to wear their natural hair.