Ohio Lawmaker Seeks to Bar School Discrimination Against Protective Hair Styles

Ohio lawmaker seeks to bar school discrimination against protective hair styles

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Legislation introduced in the Ohio House would prohibit discrimination in schools against students who wear their hair in braids, locs or twists -- a prejudice that a Cleveland lawmaker decried as “very alive and well” in Ohio.

Ohio House lawmakers reintroduce bipartisan natural hair anti-discrimination bill for fourth time

A mother and daughter. (Getty Images.)Ohio lawmakers once again introduced a bill that would ban discrimination against natural hair in public K-12 schools.  Ohio state Reps. Juanita Brent, D-Cleveland, and Jamie Callender, R-Concord, recently introduced House Bill 415, also known as the CROWN Act. The CROWN Act stands for Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair.  GET THE MORNING HEADLINES. SUBSCRIBE “No student should be punishe…