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School sparks race row over afro haircuts after banning trims that 'block views'

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Parents and pupils say a school’s haircut crackdown is racist to those with afros. Pimlico Academy has banned barnets that “block the views of others”.

Head Daniel Smith’s move has caused outrage among some families at the school, whose former pupils include Top Boy TV actor Ashley Walters and Chelsea footballer Tammy Abraham.

One parent wrote: “What does it mean by ‘hairstyles that may block the view of others’? "You mean afros, right? So it is a rule aimed at a specific group.” More than 1,000 have signed a petition to scrap the new rule – part of a new dress code announced in mid-August.

Parents are also fuming about having to buy pricey new uniforms just weeks before the new term began. The school has outlawed chinos and casual shirts,

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