Family files discrimination suit after claiming white Long Island teacher called Black student’s hair "ethnic" The family of a Black Long Island high school student is outraged after a white teacher reportedly made inappropriate remarks regarding the 17-year-old’s hair. This week, it was revealed that they have since filed a discrimination claim with New York state against the instructor. Cindy Covington, the teen’s mother, claimed that the disrespect originated in her child’s cosmetology class at Sachem East High School. “She said, ‘So, if my hair is ethnic hair, then, you know, what type of hair do you have?’ And she told my daughter she had American hair, she had normal hair. She said to her, ... Continue reading... https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/family-files-discrimination-suit-claiming-151124805.html Find in Internet Archives [google]Family files discrimination suit after claiming white Long Island teacher called Black student’s hair "ethnic"[/google]
