rachel dolezal, a white woman making headlines claiming she was black. >> this is a justice issue. as an educator i have a responsibility to participate in the movement. >> reporter: though dolezal, a hair braider, supports the natural hair movement, apparently many don't support her. instead of the usual hundreds who might turn out, close to dozen turned out for the event. but braids were never meant to cause controversy in louisville, kentucky, says william allen, principal at butler high. >> we're about kids here at this school. >> reporter: he says the ban on natural hairstyles was all a big misunderstanding. >> the language for braids has always been in our dress code. strictly for male students. there's never been restrictions for female students. doesn't a policy like that inherently single out black kids? >> all our policies are for all it gave us a chance to take a step back and look at culture versus style. look at specific instances we have in our dress code policy that might relate to a specific group. >> reporter: just after attica scott's tweet the school quickly call