12-year-old Vanessa VanDyke says administrators at Faith Christian Academy, a private school in Orlando, have deemed her natural hair a "distraction" after she complained about being teased by other students.
According to Vanessa's mother Sabrina, her daughter has been going to school with the same hairstyle for months, but it was only labeled a "distraction" after the issue of bullying came into play.
Vanessa has now been given two options: cut or straighten her hair, or face expulsion.
"I'm depressed about leaving my friends and people that I've known for a while, but I'd rather have that than the principals and administrators picking on me and saying that I should change my hair," Vanessa said.
Source: gawker.com
