{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-14.03.135","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 14.03.135","heading":"Dress code; natural hairstyles.","body":"(a) A governing body may not adopt a school dress code that\n(1) prohibits a student from wearing a hairstyle that is associated with race;\n(2) prohibits a student from wearing a natural hairstyle, regardless of the student's hair texture or type; in this paragraph, “natural hairstyle” includes braids, locs, twists, tight coils, afros, cornrows, and bantu knots;\n(3) requires a student to permanently or semipermanently alter the student's natural hair; or\n(4) prohibits a student from wearing traditional tribal regalia or objects of cultural significance at a graduation ceremony.\n(b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, a governing body may adopt a school dress code that restricts student hairstyles if the restriction is necessary to comply with a health or safety law, regulation, or ordinance.","path":["Title 14. Education, Libraries, and Museums.","Chapter 03. Public Schools Generally.","Article 1. General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#14.03.135","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:17:00Z","sha256":"a3176342b5a34c3a77873b33923649cdf4801a52d7a553d797b730987e5c91d1","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-14.03.130","next":"us-ak/as-14.03.140"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}