- Apr 21, 2007
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Student Banned From Homecoming Event Over Dreadlocks
Debate On Vicksburg Student's Hair Heats Up
VICKSBURG, Miss. -- A Vicksburg High School student's dreadlocks could cost him his chance to escort a maid to Friday's homecoming game.
Less than a week before his high school's homecoming festivities, 16-year-old Patrick Richardson said he was told he would have to cut his hair if he wanted to participate in the halftime event.
?I was rejected from homecoming,? Richardson said. ?They told me I couldn't escort somebody because I have dreads.?
Richardson had already paid for his tuxedo in preparation for the event.
?It was really important because me and my friend had been planning it for a while. We really wanted to do it and to know you couldn't do it, it was kind of hurtful, upsetting,? he said.
Richardson's mother, Tammi Mason, said she doesn't understand why her son's hair caused such a big problem.
?The principal told me that they hold them to a higher standard at homecoming. That was like a slap in my face, as if my son is of low standards because he has dreads,? Mason said. ?If he can wear it to school, why can't he wear them to a school function? What's the difference??
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Debate On Vicksburg Student's Hair Heats Up
VICKSBURG, Miss. -- A Vicksburg High School student's dreadlocks could cost him his chance to escort a maid to Friday's homecoming game.
Less than a week before his high school's homecoming festivities, 16-year-old Patrick Richardson said he was told he would have to cut his hair if he wanted to participate in the halftime event.
?I was rejected from homecoming,? Richardson said. ?They told me I couldn't escort somebody because I have dreads.?
Richardson had already paid for his tuxedo in preparation for the event.
?It was really important because me and my friend had been planning it for a while. We really wanted to do it and to know you couldn't do it, it was kind of hurtful, upsetting,? he said.
Richardson's mother, Tammi Mason, said she doesn't understand why her son's hair caused such a big problem.
?The principal told me that they hold them to a higher standard at homecoming. That was like a slap in my face, as if my son is of low standards because he has dreads,? Mason said. ?If he can wear it to school, why can't he wear them to a school function? What's the difference??
READ & Watch Video: http://www.wapt.com/r/25124652/detail.html