PM Holness Speaks out Against High Court Ruling Allowing Children to be Banned From School Because of Hairstyle
August 1, 2020 | By Alwin Squire |
In an official statement released by the Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Honourable Andrew Holness has spoke out against the Jamaican Superior Court ruling allowing schools to ban students from school because of their hairstyle.
“Our children must not be discriminated against, or deprived of their right to an education on the basis of their hair style” said Prime Minister Andrew Holness.
He took to social media to release his official statement on the matter.
You can view his statement below:
#PressRelease: This government has always maintained that our children must not be discriminated against, nor deprived of their right to an education on the basis of their hairstyle. pic.twitter.com/vxhpHzZGQk
— Andrew Holness (@AndrewHolnessJM) August 2, 2020
Alwin Squire is Editor in Chief of Vision Newspaper and Executive Producer of Vision Caribbean TV. Feedback and comments can be sent to al@visionnewspaper.ca
Alwin Marshall-Squire is the Editor-in-Chief of S-Q Publications Inc., overseeing editorial strategy for GTA Weekly, GTA Today, and Vision Newspaper. He leads the publications’ mission to deliver bold, original journalism focused on the people and communities of the Greater Toronto Area, Canada, and the global Caribbean diaspora.
Also writes for GTA Weekly and GTA Today.
