Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 71 § 1D

Current through Chapter 89 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 71:1D - Prohibition of student hairstyles historically associated with race not allowed

A school district, school committee, public school, nonsectarian school, the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association or any equivalent school organization or an entity or board that provides athletic officials, including, but not limited to, referees and umpires, for school sports or athletic events, shall not adopt or implement a policy or code, including, but not limited to, any policy or code pertaining to a student's participation in sports or athletic events, that impairs or prohibits a hairstyle that is historically associated with race. The department of elementary and secondary education shall provide written guidance for the administration of this section.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 71, § 1D

Added by Acts 2022, c. 117,§ 2, eff. 10/24/2022.