Article of the Week

       This week's article is entitle,"High school students threatened with suspension for wearing natural hair." In the article it explains that the principal of C.R. Walker Senior High School, in the Bahamas, allegedly told her students that their hair was "untidy" and "unprofessional." She also ordered the girls to get a relaxer before coming in to school the next day. The parents were very furious and shared their frustration online and one of the students started a movement called #support the puff. This article is significant in the world today because it shows that people can not even be themselves at school. These girls are being to that they can not wear the hair that they were born with without being threatened with suspension. Teachers and educators should be encouraging students to accept who they are and not try to change them. I do not believe that you should threaten to suspend someone for wearing their hair in a certain style. The principal claims that the hair is untidy, but in the article it shares pictures of the girls with tidy natural hair. It seems that the principal is just picking at these girls and does not have a strong enough argument to suspend them. Hopefully these girl keep fighting for what is right and overcome this sense of discrimination.