(CN) - A Texas school district can't require an American Indian boy to wear his long hair in a bun or in a single braid tucked into his shirt, the 5th Circuit ruled, because the grooming policy ...

"I wear a braid to honour my ancestors and my culture," says Michael Linklater, the founder of the Boys with Braids campaign. (Scott Stephens) He recalls being teased and bullied by classmates ...

Today, Linklater's braid "goes about three quarter ways down my back. I thank her to this day for her discouraging me from cutting it," he said. Linklater is now a father of two young boys.

The little boy’s mother was instead asked to take his braids out, saying that they violated the school’s policy which forbids students to wear braids, locs, and similar styles. In a Facebook ...