In junior high, she was forced to continuously dye her hair black and hated every moment of it.
So, when it came time to enter high school, the plaintiff’s mother tried to make arrangements with Kaifukan High School in Habikino City in order to not repeat the same awful experience.
● Natural Hair Color RegistrySome high schools in the Osaka area have introduced a Natural Hair Color Registry where students with non-black hair can become identified as such and not face the scorn of their school.
● BlacklistedDuring this time, she was also prohibited from taking part in school festivals and field trips because of her hair color.
Junior high and high schools in Japan are notorious for the severity of their dress codes, in some cases pushing it to its limits.