It's the first southern state to ban hair-based discrimination !!!
said that the law will also help children who are might previously be sent home from school because of their hair."This is not only unacceptable and wrong, it is not what we stand for in Virginia," he said."This bill will make our commonwealth more equitable and welcoming for all."
"A person's hair is a core part of their identity," Delores McQuinn, a Virginia state delegate and the bill's lead sponsor, told local TV station WHSV."Nobody deserves to be discriminated against simply due to the hair type they were born with, or the way in which they choose to wear it." The Crown Act is currently being reviewed by 13 other states that are also considering similar legislation.
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