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UK school scraps ‘discriminatory and archaic’ hair policies to encourage students to express their culture

James Linsell-Clark/SWNS

A UK school have scrapped “the madness of discriminatory and archaic” hair and dress codes to encourage students to express themselves and their culture.

Julie Richardson, headteacher at all-boy’s school Verulam School in St Albans, says big afros, long hair, cornrows and man buns are all acceptable at her school.

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