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Students fight Melbourne Catholic school’s mullet ban

Students at Emmanuel Catholic College say the mullet has an important history. And they're right.

The Pillar
Oct 13, 2023
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A Catholic school in Melbourne, Australia, is facing a student backlash over new dress code regulations, which include a ban on mullet hairstyles. 

Emmanuel College. Credit: Sgroey/wikimedia. CC BY SA 4.0

Students at Emmanuel Catholic College have made a serious pushback against regulations announced last month which include a prohibition on dreadlocks, which students say has racially-biased implications.

“Drea…

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