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Douglas Byrd student urges board to adopt CROWN Act protecting natural hairstyles
2935042 · April 9, 2025
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Summary
A Douglas Byrd High School student and Girl Scout presented research and urged the board to enact the CROWN Act locally to ban hair discrimination, citing Wake County Schools' July 2024 adoption and pending state-level bills.
"Can you imagine being a student suspended from school for the natural hairstyle you chose to wear?" said Toria Council, a senior at E.E. Smith High School, during public forum, although Council identified herself as a student and Girl Scout working on a Girl Scout Gold Award project.
Council asked the Cumberland County…
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