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Kansas City senator sponsors CROWN Act to bar hair-based discrimination in schools
Summary
Senator Barbara Ann Washington introduced Senate Bill 38 to adopt the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act in Missouri, which would prohibit discriminatory treatment based on hairstyles in elementary and secondary schools; transcript includes an account of students being removed or penalized for hairstyles.
Senator Barbara Ann Washington of Kansas City is sponsoring Senate Bill 38, a measure to adopt the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act in Missouri to prohibit discriminatory practices in elementary and secondary schools related to hairstyles.
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