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California set to be first US state to ban hair discrimination [View all]
Source: BBC
California set to be first US state to ban hair discrimination
28 June 2019
California is set to become the first US state to ban discrimination against natural hair.
The new bill, which the Senate passed in April, amends anti-discrimination laws to include "traits historically associated with race" and "blackness".
It bars discrimination against black hairstyles in schools and workplaces.
California's assembly voted unanimously in favour of the measure on Thursday, sending it to Governor Gavin Newsom's desk for signing into law.
The update to the law comes after years of nationwide reports of black students being sent home from school over braids or natural styles that violated dress code rules.
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28 June 2019
California is set to become the first US state to ban discrimination against natural hair.
The new bill, which the Senate passed in April, amends anti-discrimination laws to include "traits historically associated with race" and "blackness".
It bars discrimination against black hairstyles in schools and workplaces.
California's assembly voted unanimously in favour of the measure on Thursday, sending it to Governor Gavin Newsom's desk for signing into law.
The update to the law comes after years of nationwide reports of black students being sent home from school over braids or natural styles that violated dress code rules.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48803857
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