A Massachusetts charter school that came under fire for what some students and parents considered a racist policy of banning hair braid extensions has suspended the rule.
（美國）麻薩諸塞州一所特許學校，因一項禁止髮辮接髮的政策，遭學生與家長批評有種族歧視之嫌後，已暫停實施這項規定。
The Mystic Valley Regional Charter School in Malden backed off the provision in its hair/makeup rules after trustees met Sunday.
在該校董事週日開會後，麻州莫爾登神秘谷地區特許學校不再實施此一頭髮／化妝規定。
The decision follows a state attorney general letter to the school, saying the policy was illegal because it singles out students of color.
在校方作出這項決定前，該州總檢察長致函校方，指稱這項單獨針對有色人種學生的政策違法。
The American Civil Liberties Union had also filed a complaint against the school with the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, saying the rule is discriminatory.
「美國公民自由聯盟」也向該州的初等與中等教育局申訴，指稱該校這項規定有差別待遇。
The issue came to light when the parents of twin 15-year-old black girls said their daughters were punished for wearing extensions, while white students hadn’t been punished for violations of hairstyle regulations.
這項議題之所以眾所周知，是因為一對15歲黑人雙胞胎女孩的家長說，他們的女兒因接髮遭到懲處，白人學生卻沒有因為違反規定而受罰。
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