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Springfield Township drafts Crown Act language into student and staff grooming policies
Summary
Following the Pennsylvania Crown Act amendment, the committee reviewed student and staff dress-and-grooming policies to add affirmative language protecting hairstyles and head coverings associated with race or religion while preserving narrowly tailored safety exceptions for food service, bus operation and athletics.
Committee members reviewed draft changes to student (02/21) and staff (03/25) dress-and-grooming policies to align with the Pennsylvania Crown Act amendment and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act as amended.
The superintendent said the Crown Act amendment "clarifies that race includes hair texture and protective hairstyles, and religious creed includes…
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