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This bill amends Georgia education law to prohibit discrimination against students based on hairstyles traditionally associated with race. Specifically, the bill defines key terms like "discrimination," "educational institution," "protective hairstyle," and expands the definition of "race" to include hair texture and protective hairstyles such as braids, locs, twists, and afros. The legislation prevents any educational institution receiving state financial assistance or enrolling students who receive state financial aid from implementing dress or grooming policies that penalize or discriminate against students because of hair that is associated with their racial identity. The bill provides broad protections by defining discrimination as any act of exclusion, restriction, or differential treatment based on race, and explicitly states that students cannot be subjected to adverse treatment because of their natural hair or traditional cultural hairstyles. This legislation aims to prevent hair-based discrimination that disproportionately impacts Black students and ensures that educational institutions cannot enforce grooming policies that unfairly target or marginalize students based on their racial characteristics.

Education

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70603