Girl banned from class because of dreadlocks granted access

The five-year-old girl's parents were initially told she would not be able to attend the school in Jamaica unless she cut her hair

A FIVE-YEAR-OLD girl who was banned from going to school in Jamaica because of her dreadlocks has now be granted access to the classroom, thanks to a supreme court ruling.

The girl’s mother, Sherine Virgo, said: “We’re pretty happy about this part,” The Guardian reported.

The girl had been assessed and given a place at Kensington primary school in Kingston in May but Virgo was told by the school that her daughter’s dreadlocks would have to be cut for her to be admitted.

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