An appeals court says an anti-discrimination lawsuit involving Native American hair can go to trial in New Mexico. The American Civil Liberties Union alleges that an English teacher in Albuquerque
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An appeals court ruling has revived an anti-discrimination lawsuit accusing an Albuquerque teacher of cutting off one Native American girl's hair and asking another if she was dressed as a "bloody Indian" during class on Halloween.Outrage over the girls' treatment propelled legislation in New Mexico and beyond that prohibits discrimination based upon hairstyle and religious head garments.