Update :Catholic school backs down and asks black girl with braids to RETURN.

The clip shows Faith, who had been attending Christ The King Parish School in Gretna, Louisiana for two years, absolutely distraught as she's reprimanded for her look
The 11-year-old girl seen in a video leaving her Catholic school in tears after administrators told her that her braided hairstyle was not allowed, may return to the New Orleans area middle school.
Faith Kennedy's family will meet with school officials at Christ the King middle school and the Archdiocese of New Orleans on Monday to determine how to move forward after an emotional Faith was seen leaving school because she was told her braids violated its policy. Video of the incident was shared on Facebook by Faith's brother, Steven Fennidy Jr. It has been viewed more than two million times and immediately sparked outrage from hundreds of people, including rapper TI and activist Shaun King, who claimed that the school's hair policy discriminated against black students. Williams won a restraining order Thursday on behalf of Faith and another student. It temporarily blocks the school from enforcing the policy.
Archdiocese school officials issued a statement on Friday, saying they had sought the upcoming meeting and that their goal is to welcome Faith and the other student back to class 'as soon as possible.''We'd like to take this opportunity to announce that the Office of Catholic Schools is reconvening the Superintendent's Advisory Council to address school policies, particularly those that might affect cultural differences in school communities, as well as other topics such as racial harmony, social justice and urban Catholic education,' the statement said. In the video, Faith, who is the niece of musician and Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta star Tokyo Vanity, has her braids pulled back into a ponytail. Her hair hangs just below her neckline. The girl is seen crying and covering her face as family members help her gather her belongings and leave the school. In the background, Faith's family can be heard talking with administrators about why Faith's hair is a violation of school rules. 'I hate that I have to post this. But this just isn't right. This is an issue we tried to resolve with the school, but they won't compromise at all. My sister Faith and many little black girls wear extensions,' Steven Fennidy captioned the video.' She's been attending this school for two years and wearing extensions. Over the summer the school has sneakily added in a policy, that no extensions, clip-ins or weaves are allowed.' 

School officials had said they had communicated the extensions policy to parents over the summer and that school leader had worked with parents to help ensure compliance. Steven Fennidy said the school never consulted with parents or students to see how the new rule would affect students, especially those of colour. 'Faith got a notice on the first day of class and it's ridiculous that these schools that we are PAYING for, will go in and make policies without consulting or trying to figure out how this will affect your life or your child's life,' he continued in the post.'Extensions make the hair easier to maintain. It allows my sister to have access to the swimming pool without having to get her hair Re-done every night. How do you make a policy without even having a discussion.'When speaking about the response Principal Dawn Castillo gave the family, he compared her concern to how the hair was not an issue when he was a high school student. 'It's because you don't care and it's just one more barrier to entry for black people. This decision is going to affect black children more than white children,' Steven Fennidy said, urging people to share the video.'All the principal could say was, "They're swinging it and things like that..." My entire middle and high school career I was in private school I sat behind a million white girls who would play in their hair. Re-do their ponytails a million times a day. Nothing was ever said.
'She kept saying the issue is it's not their natural hair. It's a style that we are not allowing. It's not uniform. WOW. This is Christ The King Middle School in Gretna, Louisiana. This has all just been very upsetting.' Steven Fennidy was not the only one upset and angered over the incident. Well-known names have helped spread the word via their social media accounts. Faith's aunt Tokyo Vanity took to Instagram to say that her niece was 'humiliated', prompting rapper, T.I. to share the post with his approximately 8 million followers. Asking whether the school generally had an issue with black people's hair, the star - whose real name is Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. encouraged girls in a similar position to recognize their beauty and 'DONT LET THEM WIN!!!'Shaun King, co-founder of Real Justice, an organisation 'working to elect reform-minded prosecutors who are committed to using the powers of their office to fight structural racism' encouraged people to fight back by posting the school's number and email address on his Twitter account, which has approximately 1 million followers. He labelled it 'Christianity as White Supremacy' and called the attack on the child's self-esteem the 'New Jim Crow'.The parent/student handbook for 2018-2019, says that 'Hair (including cuts, colours, and styles) should not interfere with the learning process or values being upheld at Christ the King School'.Students are given a time (a discretion) to modify the style or are suspended until they comply. However, it's believed Faith's family opted to take her from the school on Monday after trying to reason got them nowhere.
 
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