After Jaylon Sewell decided to cut and dye his hair blonde, a style inspired by the New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., he encountered considerable unexpected criticism at his high school.

As a response to this outlandish and flat out unwarranted feedback, Jaylon’s family has filed a complaint with the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, citing that their child was discriminated against while his white counterparts were allowed to attend class despite their dyed hair.

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It’s even more shocking to learn that 20 other black students in the same school district have allegedly been targeted for their hairstyles ranging from dreads to colored braids by the school administration. The justification for this is that Monroe City Schools implement a strict dress code that includes prohibiting students from “wearing hairstyles and dyed outlandish colors, which cause a disruption to the educational process.” An investigation on this matter is currently ongoing.

As you could imagine, Jaylon's mother, Bonnie Kirk, was infuriated when she got the call that Jaylon was pulled out of class due to a hairstyle. He along with other students were told not to attend class until they cut their hair or dyed it back to its natural color because an administrator told them they "looked like thugs" and asked if they were in a gang. Jaylon and his counterparts described the whole ordeal as an out-of-body experience. According to NY Daily News, some of the students who were unable to reach their parents that day were not allowed to go home but also could not attend class and were denied lunch. Instead, they were forced to sit in a public commons area outside of the school offices.

The Louisiana teen is prohibited from attending his classes based on his appearance and nothing else. In fact, Jaylon is a good student and manager of the football team at Neville High School.

"I told him Jaylon's hair was not causing a disruption to the educational process, but he was causing a disruption to Jaylon's educational process by denying him the right to attend classes," said Jaylon's mother, Bonnie. She then confronted the Superintendent, Dr. Brent Vidrine to make sense of the whole situation.

"He asked me why would I let Jaylon dye his hair blonde," his mother said. "He told us that he won't be able to get a good job in corporate America with his hair that color. I told him I'm not concerned with him in corporate America yet. I'm concerned with where he is now. He's in high school and I would rather him experiment now instead of when he does make it to corporate America."

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Despite the “dress code,” we are happy to know that Jaylon has managed to stand his ground and attend his classes.

We see you standing up for yourself, Jaylon. And we are here for it.