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Jessica Sims (Photo courtesy of Twitter)Related PostsA black, female sailor has been honorably discharged from the Navy after officials claim she failed to obey an order to cut off her natural hair.
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AUSTIN (September 9, 2014) The state's agriculture commissioner says he's not pleased with a school district that's started a pilot program aimed at encouraging students to go without eating meat during lunch once a <a href=http://www.cicviseu.net/page.php?sale=Discounted-Jimmy-Choo>Discounted Jimmy Choo</a>  week.
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class (SW/AW) Jessica Sims has been a member of the Navy for 12 years but was released on Friday for refusing to cut her dreadlocks. Sims has worn her hair in dreadlocks, pulled back into a tight, neat bun, since 2005.
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The pilot program at the Dripping Springs School District offers meat-free lunch options on Mondays to students in its three elementary schools.  
However, according to the , officials said her hairstyle went against lawful orders and that her bun was too bulky to be worn with a gas mask.
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Students can still eat meaty meals on Mondays, but to do that they must bring their lunches from home.
The past <a href=http://www.avanttravel.com/page.php?sale=Glitter-Christian-Louboutin>Glitter Christian Louboutin</a>  couple weeks, not knowing what the Navy was going to do, if they were going to move forward with the discharge or keep me in, had me in a little limbo, Sims told the . In the back of my head, I knew that they weren t going to change, so it was more of just waiting for the date.  
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John <a href=http://www.cicviseu.net/page.php?sale=Tory-Burch-Wedge-Flip-Flops>Tory Burch Flat Sale</a>  Crowley, who heads childhood nutrition services for the Hays County district, says the program is intended to encourage <a href=http://www.cicviseu.net/page.php?sale=Jimmy-Choo-Hunter-Rain-Boot>Jimmy Choo Hunter Rain Boot</a>  healthy and environmentally conscientious eating.
Sims <a href=http://www.avanttravel.com/page.php?sale=Tory-Burch-Flipflops>Tory Burch Flip Flops Sale</a>  says she was ordered to cut her hair or wear a wig, but she defended her natural hairstyle, saying she believed it did not interfere with work regulations or activities.
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But Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples said in an opinion piece published in the Austin American-Statesman Statesman that the meat-free lunches are a part of a movement by activists who seek to mandate their lifestyles for others.
I don t think I should be told that I have to straighten my hair in order to be within what they think the regulations are, and I don t think I should have to cover it up with a wig, she said.
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To me, my natural hair is professional, she聽. It s all how you keep yourself up. I could just have a regular bun and not take care of that, and it could look unprofessional.
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Sims discharge from the Navy follows an announcement made by <a href=http://www.avanttravel.com/page.php?sale=Tory-Burch-Brown-Reva-Flats>Tory Burch Bags On Sale</a>  the Department of Defense claiming it was reviewing natural hairstyles such as dreadlocks, cornrows and twisted braids to be more acceptable among minority women in the military.
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However, for Sims, their review did not rule in her favor.
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I am happy that I took the stand that I did. I still stand by it. I would do it again if I had to, she said.聽 I won t be the last one standing up fighting for this issue.  
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@@@ AUSTIN (September 9, 2014) The state's agriculture commissioner says he's not pleased with a school district that's started a pilot program aimed at encouraging students to go without eating meat during lunch once a <a href=http://www.cicviseu.net/page.php?sale=Discounted-Jimmy-Choo>Discounted Jimmy Choo</a> week.

The pilot program at the Dripping Springs School District offers meat-free lunch options on Mondays to students in its three elementary schools. 
Students can still eat meaty meals on Mondays, but to do that they must bring their lunches from home.
John <a href=http://www.cicviseu.net/page.php?sale=Tory-Burch-Wedge-Flip-Flops>Tory Burch Flat Sale</a>  Crowley, who heads childhood nutrition services for the Hays County district, says the program is intended to encourage <a href=http://www.cicviseu.net/page.php?sale=Jimmy-Choo-Hunter-Rain-Boot>Jimmy Choo Hunter Rain Boot</a>  healthy and environmentally conscientious eating.
But Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples said in an opinion piece published in the Austin American-Statesman Statesman that the meat-free lunches are a part of a movement by activists who seek to mandate their lifestyles for others.
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