Ref Suspended, Guidance Announced in Haircut Case

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The New Jersey Attorney General’s office and the Division on Civil Rights announced new statewide guidance on hairstyle discrimination in the wake of an investigation into a 2018 incident wherein a high school wrestler was made to cut his dreadlocks before being allowed to compete by a referee. 

In addition, the DCR and the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association announced an agreement that included a two-year suspension of the referee, as well as implicit bias training for high school athletics officials and staff.

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