Japanese student sues over school’s order to dye hair black
A teenager in Japan has taken local authorities to court after her school told her to dye her hair black or face exclusion.
The 18-year-old, who has naturally brown hair, is seeking 2.2m yen (£14,700) in damages from the Osaka prefectural government in western Japan due to anguish caused by repeated commands to colour her hair black. The student, who has not been named because she is considered a minor, says multiple applications of dye have damaged her hair and caused rashes on her scalp. Her mother told teachers before she started attending Kaifukan high school that her daughter had been born with naturally brown hair and so was not breaking a school rule requiring all students to have black hair. However, teachers instruc…Read More