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21st March 2018
02:06pm GMT

Outside Columbia Elementary School[/caption]
"I got a call from the school because Layla’s teacher said her haircut was distracting," Tara said.
"She’s attended the same school since she was a toddler — why is it a problem now?"
The principal didn't have an issue with Layla's hair but school district's dress code forbids "hairstyles which draw undue attention, detract from the educational environment and not acceptable; i.e. unusual designs, colors, mohawks, tails, or unusual razor cuts."
Given the choice of an in-school suspension or Layla being banned from the school, Tara says she chose to keep Layla at home.
But when she was faced with truancy charges that could land her in prison after keeping Layla out of school for several days, Tara reluctantly sent her daughter back in.
She says she hasn't heard anything from the principal since.
In response, the school district said that it didn't discipline the girl and that her mum made the decision to take her out of school.