Lewis O’Malley-Scott will be allowed to keep wearing cornrows at King’s High School. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSONA Dunedin teenager is relieved he is now allowed to wear cornrows to school, but still does not feel the cultural significance of the hairstyle has been understood. King’s High School year 12 pupil Lewis O’Malley-Scott (16), who is of African-American descent, was stopped by rector Nick McIvor while leaving school yesterday and was told he could wear his hair in cornrows. The hairstyle was deemed "extreme" and therefore against the school’s uniform policy. Lewis yesterday said he was relieved he could wear cornrows again.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 17, 2021 15:33 UTC