TIL that a high school in western Japan refused to let a half-Black student formally attend his graduation ceremony because he wore his hair in cornrows. The school made him sit alone in a balcony at the back of the venue and instructed him not to respond even if his name was called.

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/03/43800df4085f-japan-high-schooler-excluded-fro…
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gr2wt5/til_that_a_high_school_in_western_japan_refused/