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Pritzker signs bill to protect hairstyles at schools

By Washington Examiner
Published October 12, 2021 5:00pm ET
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Pritzker signs bill to protect hairstyles at schools
A measure that prohibits Illinois schools from issuing policies on hairstyles associated with race or ethnicity will soon be state law. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 817, also known as the Jett Hawkins Act. “Nobody should be made to feel ‘less than’ for how they express themselves,” Pritzker said. “In Illinois, we’re making it […]

A measure that prohibits Illinois schools from issuing policies on hairstyles associated with race or ethnicity will soon be state law.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 817, also known as the Jett Hawkins Act.

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