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November 30th, 2011 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda 
Go the fro … Billal Zraika, 13 / Pic: David Marshall
Source: The Daily Telegraph
No mo fro … Billal after his haircut / Pic: David Marshall
Source: The Daily Telegraph
A PEAK body has defended a school’s decision to threaten a student with expulsion unless he cut his afro hairstyle .
Association of Independent Schools of NSW deputy executive director Michael Carr said most non-government schools have parents sign an enrolment contract that sets out the policies, expected behaviour and dress codes.
“Enrolment of a student indicates acceptance of the conditions and agreement that these will be complied with,” he said.
“Parents expect that their school will uphold the policies and conditions that were agreed at the time of enrolment, and it is unreasonable to demand that an exeption be made simply because one changes their mind at a later stage”.
Mazen Zraika is taking the Australian Islamic College in Rooty Hill to court over the treatment of his son Billal, 13, who was ordered away from the school earlier this year until he changed his afro hairstyle, The Daily Telegraph reported.
After six months of asking him to cut his hair, the Year 8 student and his parents were sent a letter in April advising them that he would be suspended from school until he cut his hair into a style that wasn’t in breach of its appearance code.
Principal Yasmin Gamieldien told the family the hairstyle was deemed a “mop” and needed to be cut shorter.
But Mr Zraika says Billal – who is of Lebanese and Ethiopian descent – was simply being punished for his natural hairstyle.
“His mum Mary is Ethiopian so it’s not his fault he’s got the fuzzy hair,” Mr Zraika said following the school’s order.
“They said it’s a mop hair- style but that’s something Zac Efron has.
“He doesn’t have to style it or anything. When he gets out of the pool and shakes his head a few times it automatically comes back into shape.”
Billal returned to classes following the Easter holiday break, but the family claim they were then sent another letter by staff saying he would be expelled if it wasn’t cut within a week, while Billal was left sitting in the front office in “isolation” from his friends.
The teenager had a crew-cut in order to avoid expulsion, but the family claim that he was still forced into “isolation” and kept away from classmates while being told to “catch up” on schoolwork he’d missed.
The college did not return The Daily Telegraph’s calls.
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