Young student told to change natural hairstyle or be expelled.

Vanessa VanDyke wears her hair in a natural African-American manner, free from relaxants or other styling--but this is a problem for Faith Christian Academy in Orlando, FL, where she attends.

According to WMKG in Orlando, the Faith Christian rules handbook states hair "must be a natural color and must not be a distraction." Fellow students have begun teasing VanDyke for her hair, which the school aligns with being a nuisance.

The school gave VanDyke one week to decide whether to cut or reshape her hair, or leave the school altogether.

Granted, this is Florida. Natural is blue hair, pet aligators, and not-so-subtle racism.

Once word publicly got out on Faith Christian's problem with natural black hair, the school quickly changed course. Suddenly--magically--they no longer wanted to expel Vanessa VanDyke.

Because racism is only acceptable if no one finds out.



photo: WMKG