A Dunedin high school student feels he has been “denied a piece of my culture” after being told he could no longer wear his hair in cornrows. King’s High School student Lewis O’Malley-Scott was recently asked to change his hairstyle by the school’s rector, Nick McIvor. READ MORE:* The Auckland high school which celebrates a 'mullet of the week'* Traditional or outdated? She wore box braids for two years while at Otago Girls’ High School and never had an issue with school authorities. Lewis told Stuff the situation at school was upsetting because he was being “denied a piece of my culture”.

Source: Stuff February 15, 2021 05:48 UTC