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A £17,640-a-year private girls' school has become Britain's first to allow black hairstyles such as afros, cornrows and twists as part of its uniform policy. Sutton High School in South London will adapt the Halo Code which has been developed by activists to stop black students being punished for their hair. Teachers will also be speaking to suppliers about hats, swimming caps and wider hairbands for pupils who want to push back their hair for science lessons.  The school wants the code to help black pupils and staff work with natural hair and styles Sutton High School (file picture) in Sou...

The code has already been adopted by Unilever, one of the UK’s biggest employers Profile Portrait of African American young woman. Confident female with afro hair is wearing casuals. She is against white background. A GROUP of young, Black activists have founded the ‘Halo Code’ which aims to protect people in workplaces and schools with hair or hairstyles associated with racial, ethnic and cultural identities and traditions.  Launched by the Halo Collective, an alliance of young Black organisers from The Advocacy Academy, the code has already been adopted by Unilever, one o...

Schools and workplaces are committing to celebrating natural black hairstyles - the UK's first black hair code explained Jenna Macfarlane © Provided by News Letter Workplaces and schools in the UK are being asked to sign up to the country’s first black hair code. The Halo Code aims to end discrimination against children and adults who have afro-textured hair. Schools and workplaces are being asked to commit to celebrate natural black hairstyles, instead of penalising and judging people for them. Here’s everything you need to know about the new Halo Code. What is the Hal...

Campaigners have created a black hair code to try and end discrimination in schools and workplaces.

BBC News By Manish Pandey image copyrightThe Halo Collective image captionKatiann says people making comments about black people's hair "can really knock us down" "The main pressure that we feel is the need to chip away pieces of our identity, just to feel like we belong." Katiann Rocha has experienced discrimination because of her hair, often hearing comments such as "messy", "unkempt" and "wild". The 16-year-old is a co-founder of the Halo Code - a guide for schools and workplaces to prevent discrimination around hairstyles or texture. "It will allow for black people to be fully accepted in...