UPDATE::Rastafarian student allowed back into high school | Home | The New Orleans Advocate — New Orleans, Louisiana

As I said previously I do not believe this incident is completely closed but at least John Doe is back where  he should be and that is in school getting an education.

A Rastafarian student prevented from attending a Plaquemines Parish high school because of his long dreadlocks will be allowed to return to class, the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana said Tuesday.

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ACLU of Louisiana Executive Director Marjorie Esman said Tuesday that the situation “should never have arisen in the first place.”

“It’s critical that the School Board and superintendent recognize his religious rights and balance it with his need to continue his education,” Esman said. “They need to respect the law of the land, and the law of the land requires the protection of people’s religious beliefs.”

After receiving the letter from the ACLU, which demanded a hearing on the matter, South Plaquemines High School allowed the student to return to class “pending a final resolution to his case,” according to a news release from the ACLU.

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The ACLU is continuing to negotiate with the school over a list of requests contained in the group’s initial letter. Those include exempting the student from policies restricting the length of his hair, reversing his suspension and any disciplinary action taken against him, and giving him the ability to make up the work he missed. The ACLU also asked that none of the days he missed be counted against him.

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