A mom is advocating for her daughter after her cheerleading coach allegedly took concern along with her pure hair. SaRaya Woolridge claims the Maryland Twisters minimize her seven-year-old cheerleader in a discriminatory means.
The baby, named Ryan, and her mom are Black, and the concerned cheerleading coach is white. On this week’s episode of TSR Investigates, Justin Carter deep dives into what occurred and the way the cheerleading workforce has responded to the backlash.
Woolridge instructed Carter she’s been styling her daughter’s curly hair “half up, half down” for the final three years. This type adheres to the corporate coverage and even mimics an instance picture the workforce despatched to folks upon sign-up.
Mother Says Her Cheerleader Was Banned From Competing Due To Hairstyle
The younger cheerleader primarily wears the coiffure throughout competitions and has executed so for the final three years. Then, at a latest competitors, Ryan’s coach prevented her from performing.
When the mom and daughter arrived on the venue, the coach allegedly knowledgeable them the kid couldn’t put on her hair “like that.” She pointed to the kid’s hair being “too long.” Then, she grabbed the kid’s hair to display the way it was “supposed to” look (a excessive ponytail.) Yet, their coverage allegedly permits for each kinds.
When Woolridge pointed that out, the coach emphasised that the younger cheerleader had extra hair than the kid within the pattern picture.
Justin Carter obtained a picture of Ryan’s hair on the day of the competitors. It was styled in a half-up, half-down, curly look that didn’t go previous her shoulders.
Maryland Twisters President Sides With Coach’s Assessment Of Ryan’s Hair
Woolridge reacted to the competitors ban by penning a letter to the group’s president. In an e-mail response, the president, Tara Rall, sided with the coach’s evaluation.
“Ryan does have a lot of beautiful hair. I know in your attached photos it seems similar to the girls in the photos. However, I did see her yesterday. She had much more hair than this photo shows. It is longer in real life, because it’s all one length, and the other girls have their hair cut in shorter layers…With that said, Ryan needs to have her hair in a high pony for the next event.”
The emailed communications continued, in the end resulting in Tara instantly chopping the younger cheerleader from the workforce. She claimed their values did “not align.”
SaRaya instructed Justin Carter she was “absolutely shocked” by the response.
After the hair discrimination accusation involving Ryan went viral on social media, the Maryland Twisters rapidly modified their tune.
Watch the episode beneath to see how the workforce scrambled to deal with the backlash.
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