Asia2000:
From the information we've been given about this situation, the new hair regulations apply to locs, braids and cornrows, REGARDLESS OF LENGTH. So I don't see how other employment policies regulating one's length of hair apply in this situation. From the information given, it seems to me that the length of said locs, braids or cornrows isn't the issue-it's the very existence of these styles on an officer's head. That's the problem with the regulation, in my view. It shows bias against styles that are most commonly worn by people of African descent, whose natural hair can very easily be done in those styles. If this were only about hair length, I don't think I would have such a problem with the blatant ugliness of the new rule.
DG
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