Arocha hasn't cut his own hair in 11 years, believing the long braids have religious meaning. His son's hair has never been cut. The boy wears his 13-inch-long hair in two braids outside his shirt.

Today, Linklater's braid "goes about three quarter ways down my back. I thank her to this day for her discouraging me from cutting it," he said. Linklater is now a father of two young boys.

(CN) - A Texas school district can't require an American Indian boy to wear his long hair in a bun or in a single braid tucked into his shirt, the 5th Circuit ruled, because the grooming policy ...

The little boy’s mother was instead asked to take his braids out, saying that they violated the school’s policy which forbids students to wear braids, locs, and similar styles. In a Facebook ...