This from WHAS11 - (Video) :A Louisville mother is making claims of discrimination after she says her daughter's hair color got her kicked out of a school.
Fatimah Osborne got her hair braided and colored over winter break. The hairstyle cost her $300.
Fatimah Osborne got her hair braided and colored over winter break. The hairstyle cost her $300.
Her mother showed WHAS11 a photo of her daughter’s hairstyle and color and she says its nothing out of the ordinary.
However, the principal at Carrithers Middle School said the student had a non-traditional color and that's against their rules.
Administrators from Carrithers middle school told Fatimah to change her hair or she'd have to leave the school, permanently.
The principal says red hair is okay but they say this hair color violates their dress code.
Fatimah's mother says that's crazy.
Fatimah, who has now changed her hair, has been at the school since the 6th grade. Now in her 8th grade year, she wanted to finish with her friends.
The dress code says no distracting hairstyles and no non-traditional hair colors.
Fatimah was a transfer student at Carrithers, she is now at Moore Middle School.
The principal says Fatimah’s mother took her out of the school because she didn't want to change her daughter hair color.
However, Fatimah's mother has a signed letter from the district saying Fatimah has to leave the school, it says it’s at the principals request, and lists behavior as the reason.
The principal said "behavior" is because Fatimah didn't follow the hair code.
Fatimah's mother calls this discrimination.
Her mother doesn't have any plans to appeal the principal’s decision, she just says it doesn't make sense to her.
However, the principal at Carrithers Middle School said the student had a non-traditional color and that's against their rules.
Administrators from Carrithers middle school told Fatimah to change her hair or she'd have to leave the school, permanently.
The principal says red hair is okay but they say this hair color violates their dress code.
Fatimah's mother says that's crazy.
Fatimah, who has now changed her hair, has been at the school since the 6th grade. Now in her 8th grade year, she wanted to finish with her friends.
The dress code says no distracting hairstyles and no non-traditional hair colors.
Fatimah was a transfer student at Carrithers, she is now at Moore Middle School.
The principal says Fatimah’s mother took her out of the school because she didn't want to change her daughter hair color.
However, Fatimah's mother has a signed letter from the district saying Fatimah has to leave the school, it says it’s at the principals request, and lists behavior as the reason.
The principal said "behavior" is because Fatimah didn't follow the hair code.
Fatimah's mother calls this discrimination.
Her mother doesn't have any plans to appeal the principal’s decision, she just says it doesn't make sense to her.
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