Students at Pimlico Academy in London chant ‘we want change’ as they stage protest over ‘racist’ uniform policy they say penalises students with afros and bans ‘colourful hijabs’
- Videos of pupils taking action at London school widely shared on social media
- The school told parents and students of the uniform policy in a letter last year
- Bosses said hairstyles which ‘block the views’ of others were now banned
- More than a thousand people then signed a petition against the ‘racist’ policy
Students chanted ‘we want change’ this morning as they protested against their head teacher’s policy banning Afro hair and ‘colourful’ hijabs.
Videos of pupils taking action at Pimlico Academy in Westminster, central London, have gone viral on social media, being shared hundreds of times.
The school told sixth form students and parents of the new uniform policy in a letter last August, saying that hairstyles which ‘block the views’ of others were now banned.
Videos of pupils taking action at Pimlico Academy in Westminster, central London , have gone viral on social media, being shared hundreds of times
An online petition was swiftly set up against the ‘racist’ policy, and it has since been signed by more than a thousand people.
The National Education Union, which represents the school’s teachers, was due to hold a vote of no confidence in new head Daniel Smith last night.
Discussions over potential strike action were also due to take place, while one teacher warned of a ‘mass exodus’ of up to 30 staff members leaving the school.
Graffiti – since removed – daubed the walls of the school over the weekend, criticising the Union Jack flag which flies outside the premises all year round.
The graffiti said: ‘Ain’t no black in the Union Jack’, ‘White schools for brown kids are u mad’ and ‘Pimlico Academy…run by racists…for profit,’ according to the Guardian.