The NAACP, Mystic Valley Branch, recently received a complaint from the Cook family of Malden, MA regarding disciplinary actions that the Mystic Valley Charter School is taking against their twin daughters, Maya and Deanna. The disciplinary actions imposed on the Cook twins relates to a code of conduct policy restricting braids and extensions worn as a hair style. The Branch takes its role seriously and aims to gather information about the dispute between the parties and hopefully bring them to amicably and permanently resolve legitimate concerns of students of color. The Branch feels that any school policy that restricts hair styles culturally connected to primarily Black students is discri