that's according to new guidance published by the equality and human rights commission. ly singled out" because of their hair and chosen style. community affairs correspondent adina campbell has the story. the teacher basically said that it was disgusting, . it wasn't school policy, - and i needed to take it out. we're notjust speaking about what we may typically perceive as a large afro, we're also speaking about protective styles that are often related to communities of african and caribbean heritage. why should i have to cut my hair when people can have their hair all the way down to their hips? just some of the experiences often heard by women with afro—textured hair. and for ruby williams, her story has been one of the most high—profile cases. she was repeatedly sent home by her teachers because her natural hair wasn't considered to be a reasonable size or length. i was sitting in a lesson and a teacher came and took me out and took me into a changing room in the school and, with her own hair bands, tried to twist the bunches to make them smaller and to make them int

that's according to new guidance published today by the equality and human rights commission. ir and chosen style. our community affairs correspondent adina campbell has the story. the teacher basically said that it was disgusting, . it wasn't school policy, - and i needed to take it out. we're notjust speaking about what we may typically perceive as a large afro, we're also speaking about protective styles that are often related to communities of african and caribbean heritage. why should i have to cut my hair when people can have their hair all the way down to their hips? just some of the experiences often heard by women with afro—textured hair. and for ruby williams, her story has been one of the most high—profile cases. she was repeatedly sent home by her teachers because her natural hair wasn't considered to be a reasonable size or length. i was sitting in a lesson and a teacher came and took me out and took me into a changing room in the school and, with her own hair bands, tried to twist the bunches to make them smaller and to make them into buns. and at the time, in my

that's according to new guidance published by the equality and human rights commission. unfairly singled out" because of their hair and chosen style. community affairs correspondent adina campbell has the story. the teacher basically said that it was disgusting, . it wasn't school policy, - and i needed to take it out. we're notjust speaking about what we may typically perceive as a large afro, we're also speaking about protective styles that are often related to communities of african and caribbean heritage. why should i have to cut my hair when people can have their hair all the way down to their hips? just some of the experiences often heard by women with afro—textured hair. and for ruby williams, her story has been one of the most high—profile cases. she was repeatedly sent home by her teachers because her natural hair wasn't considered to be a reasonable size or length. i was sitting in a lesson and a teacher came and took me out and took me into a changing room in the school and, with her own hair bands, tried to twist the bunches to make them smaller and to make th

and thinking, "this isn�*t right." ruby and herfamily and thinking, "this isn�*t right." ruby and her family successfully took legal action against her school in east london, funded by the equality and human rights commissionw those policies might affect different groups of children and young people. fist affect different groups of children and young people-— affect different groups of children and young people. at the moment, this is on the _ and young people. at the moment, this is on the guidance, _ and young people. at the moment, this is on the guidance, but - and young people. at the moment, this is on the guidance, but it i and young people. at the moment, this is on the guidance, but it is i this is on the guidance, but it is being seen by hairy quality campaigners as a significant step forward. black people are disproportionately impacted by hair discrimination at school and in the workplace. according to the equality and human rights commission. the long—lasting impact in many cases can be devastating. i long-lasting impact in many cases can be devastating.— can be devastating. i hated going in. i can be devastating. i hated going in- i came _ can be devastating. i hated going in- i came to _ can

that�*s according to new guidance, published today, by the equality and human rights commission.t now where — footage has emerged showing what appear to be rare large—scale protests against strict covid—19 measures in the tibetan regional capital, lhasa. it�*s very difficult to independently verify these videos but they show hundreds demonstrating and clashing with police. nick marsh has more. into bed, there are many migrant workers who come from other parts of mainland china with job opportunities mainland china withjob opportunities and we think in these videos that we have seen on social media, most of the people taking part in these protests are actually ethnic on chinese rather than native ethnic on chinese rather than native ethnic tibetans. with these video show, you can see large groups of people gathered in one video shows a big crowd protesting in a downtown street in a local official telling them to calm down, send your messages will be related to higher levels of government and then in another video, you can see police actually turning up at the scene and some of the

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human—rights watchdog says schools banning hairstyles such as braids and corn rows are likely to be acting unlawfully, if they do not give exemptions on racial grounds. the guidance issued by the equality and human rights commissionmination in schools. i'm nowjoined byjackie killeen, who is the chief regulator at the equality and human rights commission, thank you forjoining us on bbc news. as you can imagine, full disclosure, i have afro hair. i have been through a lot of this. i wonder if we can take one of the first points that are brought up here. just how widespread has this discrimination be on in schools? good morning, thanks very much for having me on your programme. yes, you are right. we have taken action because we are concerned that this is still occurring in schools right across britain, and although this has been an issue that had been raised over a number of years, and in fact the equality and human rights commission has previously taken some legal cases, but we are concerned it is still occurring. research that the evidence we have seen ourselves, it indicates that in a number of schools, probably too many schools, we are still experiencing discriminatory treatment on the basis of their hair, and

new guidance issued by the equality and human rights commission will make it much harder to discriminateleagues at bbc breakfast about her experience and and how it affected her school life. she later received £8,500 in an out—of—court settlement after her family took legal action against the school. in the beginning, i would be in school, and i was getting told as i was walking around. and then what would happen is, i would be sitting in a classroom, and a teacher would come in, pull me out, and have a conversation and say, "your hair is getting a bit too big today, you need to do something about this. we have told you." and then, eventually it came to the point where it was as i was walking through the doors, i had been seen and told, "no, your hair is too big, you know that you are not going to be allowed in f this is the case." be allowed in if this is the case." at one point, my mum and dad weren't called, because they were told, "oh, you would have known she was being sent home because she was coming in with her hair like that." so they didn't even call my parents to let them know

you did to take your case to because eventually, you were supported by the equality and human rights commission's nice to be able different is that? i'm really - enjoying it. it's nice to be able to put my— enjoying it. it's nice to be able to put my situation in the past to an extent _ put my situation in the past to an extent i— put my situation in the past to an extent, i am still happy to speak about— extent, i am still happy to speak about it — extent, i am still happy to speak about it and use it to help other people. — about it and use it to help other people, but i'm definitely happy that now— people, but i'm definitely happy that now i have been able to grow from _ that now i have been able to grow from it _ that now i have been able to grow from it. and i do now know that what did happen _ from it. and i do now know that what did happen was wrong. it was at the time quite _ did happen was wrong. it was at the time quite hard because you have got all of these _ time quite hard because you have got all of these voices in your ears are saying. _ all of these voices in your ears are sayin