
A pupil who was banned for wearing his hair in a West African "cornrows" style has taken his fight to the High Court claiming his school is racist. The schoolboy, 13, was refused entry to St Gregory's Catholic Science College in Kenton, Harrow, north London, because of his hairstyle, it was claimed.
The teenager, who can only be known as “G” for legal reasons, suffered a “major blow to his self esteem” after being told he was excluded on his first day of class.
The popular West African style of braiding along the scalp is prohibited for boys under the school’s strict uniform and hair policy.
School officials argued the hairstyles could be used by pupils as “badges” of gang membership.
But on Tuesday, the High Court, sitting in London,...