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Sen. Barbara Washington, a Democrat from Kansas City, sits at her desk on the Missouri Senate floor. Washington has sponsored a bill banning hair discrimination for years in the Missouri State Legislature (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent).

Sen. Barbara Washington, a Democrat from Kansas City, sits at her desk on the Missouri Senate floor. Washington has sponsored a bill banning hair discrimination for years in the Missouri State Legislature (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent).

Missouri Governor Signs Prohibition on Hairstyle Discrimination

Gov. Mike Kehoe on July 9 signed legislation into law prohibiting K-12 schools from discriminating against students based on natural hairstyles or texture.