The 155-0 vote in support of banning race-based discrimination targeting hair texture and hairstyles came just two days after the Biden administration voiced its support for a similar effort at the federal level.
Democratic Rep. Chynah Tyler, a sponsor of the bill, said it’s important to help parents protect their children’s identity while at school — while also protecting those in the workplace who feel pressure to alter their looks.
"The President believes that no person should be denied the ability to obtain a job, succeed in school or the workplace, secure housing, or otherwise exercise their rights based on a hair texture or hair style," the statement said.The bill has its roots in the case of a Massachusetts charter school that came under fire in 2017 for a policy of banning hair braid extensions.
School administrators said at the time that the ban on hair extensions had been designed to “foster a culture that emphasizes education rather than style, fashion or materialism.”
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