Employees Say Their Ethnic Hairstyles Are Challenged as 'Extreme,' and They've Complained to ACLU
It's right there, under "Extreme Hairstyles," in the 2006 seasonal handbook for Six Flags America employees: no dreadlocks, tails, partially shaved heads "or any hairstyle that detracts or takes away from Six Flags theming."
Braids "must be in neat, even rows and without beads or other ornaments," the amusement park handbook advises.
That prompted Tim Bivins, 18, who has worked at Six Flags America in Largo for two years, to cut several inches off his hair this spring and pay $50 to have it braided into cornrows. Not good enough, he was told. Cut the braids shorter or go home.
