{"id":723,"date":"2023-07-13T22:22:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T22:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=723"},"modified":"2023-07-13T22:22:01","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T22:22:01","slug":"mother-cant-find-school-for-her-9-year-old-son-due-to-his-hair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=723","title":{"rendered":"Mother Can\u2019t Find School For Her 9-Year-Old Son Due To His Hair"},"content":{"rendered":"

Farouk James is no ordinary 9-year-old boy living in the city of London, England. This young model has been taking over the covers of magazines, doing campaigns and walking the catwalks in fashion shows across the world, from New York to Florence. The elementary school student has been working as a model for quite some time now and has sparked a lot of interest due to his amazing hair. His long, curly locks have made him a standout amongst other child models, and amongst models just in general.<\/p>\n

Although his hair is his signature, Farouk has faced some issues over his short lifetime. He was told by at least three secondary schools that he was not allowed to attend classes unless he cut his gorgeous locks. School is hard enough for children, as they have to worry about making friends and fitting in while they also need to focus on their studies. Despite receiving great feedback and plenty of praise online for his hair, Farouk has struggled to find the same acceptance from educational institutions.<\/p>\n

Both Farouk and his mother, Bonnie Green, were not happy with the thought of chopping the young boy\u2019s handsome mane, and decided to take action. Green started a\u00a0campaign<\/a>\u00a0to support long-haired boys with the intention of sending the petition to\u00a0Gavin Williamson<\/a>, the Secretary of State for Education in the United Kingdom. Since then, Farouk and Green have been working hard at moving Farouk\u2019s modeling career forward. The young boy has continued to show off his incredible hair and receive praise from people all over.<\/p>\n

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This issue has been seen not only in the United Kingdom, but in other countries across the world as well. According to\u00a0CBS<\/a>, California Governor\u00a0Gavin Newsom<\/a>\u00a0made California the first state in the United States \u201cto ban discrimination against Black students and employees over their natural hairstyles\u201d in July 2019. Lawmakers in New York and New Jersey followed suit shortly after with their own versions of the\u00a0CROWN Act<\/a>, according to\u00a0CBS<\/a>. The act\u00a0stands<\/a>\u00a0for: \u201ccreating a respectful and open world for natural hair.\u201d<\/p>\n

Green\u00a0fought back against the choices of the school by starting a\u00a0campaign<\/a>\u00a0to support long-haired boys. The 41-year-old mother told\u00a0The Independent<\/a>\u00a0that she thinks that the school is acting in “prejudice” and “under the umbrella of sexism” insisting that boys keep their hair short.<\/p>\n

Green knew she was not the only mother that was upset by these rules. Since starting her\u00a0campaign<\/a>, she\u2019s been contacted by other mothers who say that their sons have been traumatized when they were forced to cut their hair to continue in school. Secondary school is already stressful enough for boys and forcing them to embrace a new haircut is only going to make it worse.<\/p>\n

Green believes: “In a just world, people should be judged on the content of their character and NOT on their appearance,” according to\u00a0The Mirror<\/a>. Despite Green\u2019s hard work, schools remained strict with their policies. In an attempt to find loopholes, she told\u00a0The Mirror<\/a>, that she was considering enrolling her son as \u201cnon-binary\u201d in an effort to keep him from being forced to cut his long locks.<\/p>\n

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