“Jamaican school now says 7-year-old girl with dreadlocks may attend”


The little girl at the centre of the dreadlocks debate will be allowed to attend school in September. Her parents haven’t decided if they will send her. This is a follow-up article for the Washington Post. Thank you to the family for sharing their story. This cannot be easy, having to justify why your child should be able to wear her hair as she has for her whole life.

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