Page 11 - Ruby Williams News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Beverly Jean Silva, 80, passed peacefully at her home in Lewiston on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, surrounded by family after a short but courageous battle with cancer.

To be getting my hair touched by a teacher. this isn't her role. ruby and her family successfully took legal action against her school in east london, funded by the equality and human rights commission. and today, the watchdog has published new guidance, which says people with afro hair should not be prevented from wearing natural hairstyles and, if they are, it's likely to be unlawful. we hope school leaders, if they're going to develop policies, to really think about how those policies might affect different groups of children and young people. at the moment, this is only guidance, but it is...

That's according to new guidance published by the equality and human rights commission. it says students should not be "unfairly singled out" because of their hair and chosen style. community affairs correspondent adina campbell has the story. the teacher basically said that it was disgusting, . it wasn't school policy, - and i needed to take it out. we're notjust speaking about what we may typically perceive as a large afro, we're also speaking about protective styles that are often related to communities of african and caribbean heritage. why should i have to cut my hair when people can have...

Black parents are now calling for landmark legislation similar to the US to finally see an end to the discrimination of black natural hairstyles in Britain

Campaigners welcome guidance to prevent discrimination in schools and set sights on employers