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Parents Of 8-Year-Old Michigan Girl Criticize School After She's Denied School Picture Because Of Her Hairstyle
11 October 2019
Marian Scott, an 8-year-old girl who attends Paragon Charter Academy in Jackson, Michigan, was heartbroken after school officials denied her a school picture due to her hairstyle.
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The school's principal, Ben Kriesch, claims the red tint in Marian's bun violates school policy, which demands student's hair color be "of natural tones."
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He would later inform the press that students violating this policy were given a week to have the issue corrected.
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Picture day happened to fall in that week.<br>
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<strong>Marian's father, however, <a href="https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/an-8-year-old-girl-wasnt-allowed-to-take-her-school-picture-because-of-her-red-hair-extensions/" target="_blank">doesn't think this explanation holds water</a>.</strong>
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<em>"All of this is uncalled for, they didn't even call us. They let her stay in school. … So if she's not a disruption to the class, then why is she a disruption to the picture?"</em>
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</p><div id="106f6" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="1RMAUC1570806344"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1181419653970763776" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@NBCNews Label this one under: When adults want to be mean to children.
Also: When Common Sense Goes By The Waysid… https://t.co/ZWP7zTCOHc</div> — Sidecar (@Sidecar)<a href="https://twitter.com/Sidecar86047813/statuses/1181419653970763776">1570507369.0</a></blockquote></div>
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Though Marian's father is highly disappointed, he has no plans to withdraw her from the school, though he is calling for better communication from the staff in the future.<br>
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<em>"If they would have reached out to us and say come get her … she's got a hair issue, we need you to change it, that's not allowed — I would have been fine with why this happened, but they didn't reach out to us."</em>
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</p><div id="459d8" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="4495DB1570806344"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1181421247738990594" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@NBCNews She looked/looks beautiful. Some of these restrictions are going too far.</div> — Carl ⚓🇺🇸🎃 (@Carl ⚓🇺🇸🎃)<a href="https://twitter.com/crlrsnbm/statuses/1181421247738990594">1570507749.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="02242" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="3I7TGV1570806345"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1181881318659039232" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@CNN I hope her parents sue the school board. There is discrimination here.</div> — Stacey Williams (@Stacey Williams)<a href="https://twitter.com/StaceyW32933359/statuses/1181881318659039232">1570617439.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<a href="https://www.wilx.com/content/news/Eight-year-old-girl-denied-school-picture-because-of-her-hair-562449021.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Though CNN affiliate WILX reports</a> the school claims to have sent recorded messages the Sunday prior to picture day with details regarding the dress code.
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Marian's father says he never received it.
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</p><div id="3ce2d" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="X3JXV61570806345"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1181884748664311808" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@CNN This is one of the reasons school systems can’t address actual problems. They institute dumb policies like thi… https://t.co/gmzpBDlPhc</div> — Chris Ramsey (@Chris Ramsey)<a href="https://twitter.com/002ChrisR/statuses/1181884748664311808">1570618257.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="d071f" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="XAYPCB1570806345"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1181389681260482560" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@FOX8NOLA Since when is red not a natural hair color?</div> — CeCe (@CeCe)<a href="https://twitter.com/MetryMayhem/statuses/1181389681260482560">1570500223.0</a></blockquote></div>
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Either way, he says he's glad the issue is receiving some attention, because <a href="https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/an-8-year-old-girl-wasnt-allowed-to-take-her-school-picture-because-of-her-red-hair-extensions/" target="_blank">he believes</a> there was nothing distracting about his daughter's hairstyle. <br>
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<em>"Had I seen the email, I probably would have told Marian's mother to not do it, but I guess I think it's good that this happened because now people are going to get the opportunity to see what is really going on."</em>
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</p><div id="b98ac" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="4DH2BP1570806345"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1181827670947987456" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@washingtonpost Seriously!!? 🤬 And her hair looks awesome too 😢</div> — Phil Cuff (@Phil Cuff)<a href="https://twitter.com/PhilCuff/statuses/1181827670947987456">1570604648.0</a></blockquote></div>
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Controversies surrounding school dress codes which often discriminate about Black hairstyles have become somewhat commonplace. This instance is similar to that of a 4-year-old boy in Texas who was recently forced to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/13/us/tx-school-district-boy-long-hair-trnd/index.html" target="_blank">either braid his hair and pin it up in a bun or cut it off</a> per school rules.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom recently took steps towards avoiding these issues by signing the Crown Act, which stops dress codes from prohibiting "<span></span><a href="https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/an-8-year-old-girl-wasnt-allowed-to-take-her-school-picture-because-of-her-red-hair-extensions/" target="_blank">afros, braids, twists and locks</a>."<br>
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<strong>In accordance with school policy, Marian has removed the red in her hair and plans to retake her picture at a later date.</strong>
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