VIP Class Notes (Nemo) [R]

https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1710/171031-dyed-hair.html

An 18-year-old girl in Japan is suing her local government after her school told her to dye her hair black. The third-year student attended a high school in the city of Habikino, just east of Osaka. Even though she had naturally brown hair, the school repeatedly told her to dye it black. She said she had to dye her hair black to follow the school’s rules. Japan’s ‘Mainichi’ newspaper reported that school staff started telling the girl to dye her hair every one to two weeks. In her second year, this changed to once every four days. The student’s mother said her daughter eventually developed a rash on her scalp and that her hair became badly damaged. The girl also suffered from stress throughout her three years at high school.
The student is suing the local government for $20,000 in damages. She told the court on October 27th that the school bullied her for three years to dye her hair. She said that the school would not accept her hair was naturally brown. She was banned from school trips and school festivals because of her brown hair. The girl told the court that teachers said things to her in front of the class that caused great embarrassment to her. This caused her psychological damage. She said that a teacher told her that she should not come to school if she didn’t dye her hair. The girl said that she was so stressed one day that she collapsed and had to be taken to hospital by ambulance.

Vocabulary

sue (v): 1- to take legal action against a person or organization, especially by making a legal claim for money because of some harm that they have caused you:
E.g.: He was so furious about the accusations in the letter that he threatened to sue.

dye (v): 1-to change the color of something using a special liquid:
E.g.: For a change, why not dye your T-shirts?
E.g.: He dyed his hair black.
dye (n): 1-a substance used to change the color of something:
E.g.: She dipped the material into the dye.

eventually (adv): 1-in the end, especially after a long time or a lot of effort, problems, etc.:
E.g.: After a long search, they eventually found the missing papers.
E.g.: Keep trying and you’ll find a job eventually.

rash (n): 1- a lot of small red spots on the skin:
E.g.: I’ve got an itchy rash all over my chest.

allergy (n): 1-a condition that makes a person become sick or develop skin or breathing problems because they have eaten certain foods or been near certain substances:
E.g.: an allergy to wheat
E.g.: a penicillin allergy

scalp (n): 1-the skin on the top of a person’s head where hair usually grows:
E.g.: a dry/oily/itchy scalp

bully (n): 1- someone who hurts or frightens someone who is smaller or less powerful, often forcing them to do something that they do not want to do:
E.g.: Don’t be such a bully – if she doesn’t want to come with us, she doesn’t have to.
bully (v): 1- to hurt or frighten someone who is smaller or less powerful than you, often forcing that person to do something they do not want to do:
E.g.: Don’t let anyone bully you into doing something you don’t want to do.

embarrassed (adj): 1- feeling ashamed or shy:
E.g.: She felt embarrassed about undressing in front of the doctor.

collapse (v): 1- to fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or support:
E.g.: Thousands of buildings collapsed in the earthquake.