TOKYO: A Japanese teenager is suing the government of Osaka, saying her public high school repeatedly forced her to dye her naturally brown hair black or be banned from attending school, local media reported on Friday. In a lawsuit filed in Osaka District Court, the 18-year-old girl said her mother informed Kaifukan School in Habikino city upon her enrolment that she was born with brownish hair, as the school had a policy banning hair colouring, media reported. Educators, however, instructed her to colour her hair black, telling her repeatedly that the dye job was insufficient and forcing her to "either dye the hair black or quit school", Kyodo news reported, citing the lawsuit. Masahiko Takahashi, head of Kaifukan School, said he could not comment directly on the case, but noted the school's policy prohibiting students from dyeing or bleaching hair. He declined to say whether it was permissible to dye brown hair to black.

Source: Bangkok Post October 27, 2017 06:45 UTC