Jamaican Girls’ School Bans Baby Hairs and Styled Edges— Sparks Heated Debate
Written by b87fm on 09/11/2025
St. Andrew High School for Girls, one of Jamaica’s most respected all-female institutions, has officially outlawed styled edges and baby hairs on campus — and the move has the internet in a frenzy.
A notice posted to the school’s student body Instagram account read:
“Please be advised that the wearing of ‘edges’ is now officially banned on campus. Remember, curtains belong in the house, not on foreheads! Let’s keep our looks neat and school-ready. We appreciate your cooperation in upholding our standards of excellence as we continue honoring the legacy and inspiring the future!”
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Reaction was swift. One woman demanded, “What does that have to do with school?”
But some parents backed the policy. One mom tweeted: “I support the school’s decision to ban edges. The girls are arriving late for classes because they’re in restrooms doing their edges… even DURING classes.”
No St. Andrew High School for girls slander allowed. Our school produces LEADERS, nation builders…. Several rules will look crazy to outsiders, but they help us to focus. Unless you’ve been in the bathrooms on the main building DON’T ASK WHY they banned edges at the school lol
— BLJ (@BLJLEE) September 8, 2025
Principal Keeva Ingram doubled down during a radio interview, saying the policy is about discipline, not fashion.
“I have girls moving from one class to the next, stopping in the bathroom to fix edges,” Ingram explained. “Parents tell me it takes their daughters 30, 40 minutes in the morning just to do edges. My focus is on my girls’ full, wholesome education — physical, mental, spiritual, and social well-being.”
She noted that when she raised the issue with students last year, they agreed it wouldn’t be a problem.
According to the SAHS handbook, hair must be “well groomed, clean, neat and tidy, with styles appropriate for school.” No extensions, no coloring, no beads, no partial shaves — and only black hair accessories are allowed.
Founded in 1925 in Kingston, Jamaica, St. Andrew High has built a reputation for academic excellence and tradition. But this edges ban has sparked a bigger conversation about how Black girls express themselves, where the line is between discipline and policing, and whether schools should be in the business of regulating baby hairs at all.
