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Girl denied school photos because of her hair gets magazine-worthy shoot with Chicago photographer - WGN TV Chicago

Posted: 17 Nov 2019 08:49 PM PST

JACKSON, Mich. — An 8-year-old girl who felt "singled out" after being blocked from school photos because of her hairstyle got a confidence-building boost from a Chicago photographer last week.

Marian Scott told WILX she cried after she was told that she couldn't get her photo taken at Paragon Charter Academy in Jackson, MI last month because the red extensions in her hair violated school policy. The school's handbook says students' hair color must be "of natural tones" to get their picture taken, according to WILX.

After her story made the news, it caught the attention of Naperville-based photographer Jermaine Horton. Growing up in a family devastated by gun violence on the South Side of Chicago, Horton said he was familiar with the types of feelings Marian was experiencing.

"When you're singled out like that it's a sucky feeling, and you could tell her confidence was just shot," Horton said.

Horton said vendors donated clothes, studio space, and everything they needed to make the shoot special.

"It was just a thing I wanted to do out of my heart," Horton said.

He took his own kids along for the hours-long drive to Michigan, where Marian lives. She donned a colorful dress for the photo shoot, and kept the red braids in her hair.

At first she was nervous, but after she got to talking about her favorite singer Ariana Grande and doing Fortnite dances with his kids, Horton said he could see Marian's confidence coming back.

He said she's actually a natural model. One pose in particular expressed the emotion she felt on the day she was turned away from getting her photos taken.

"I asked, 'give me how you felt in that moment,'" he said.

(Photo courtesy Jermaine Horton)

Not only did the photo shoot help Marian get her own confidence back, it has inspired others to do good works as well, Horton said. Thousands of people have contacted him from around the world to express thanks, and say they would like to do the same thing.

"I wasn't expecting the reaction – I knew it was going to get picked up by a few people in the photography community but I had no idea it was going to do what it did," he said.

Horton said the experience actually inspired him to help even more people get their confidence back. He's heard from parents of children who are going through difficult life experiences, like being badly burned or injured. He plans to continue the work in a new initiative he's calling the Art of Confidence project.

Girl, 8, banned from school photo over hair extensions gets free photo shoot - Metro.co.uk

Posted: 18 Nov 2019 05:52 AM PST

Photos of Marian Scott
Marian Scott was banned from having her school photo taken because of her red hair extensions. Photographer Jermaine Horton was so moved by her plight he donated a special shoot to cheer the youngster up (Pictures: Jermaine Horton Photography)

A little girl banned from having her school photo taken because of her red extensions was given a special photo shoot to cheer her up.

Photographer Jermaine Horton was so moved at hearing how upset eight year-old Marian Scott had been by the snub that he offered to take some special photos just for her.

Jermaine, from Napierville in Illinois said: 'When you're singled out like that it's a sucky feeling, and you could tell her confidence was just shot…

'It was just a thing I wanted to do.'

Marian was left distraught last month when Paragon Charter Academy in Jacksonville, Michigan, told her she couldn't have her annual photo taken because her red extensions violated school policy. Her dad Doug Scott hit out at the school for failing to inform him on the day, although a spokesman said parents had been reminded of the school's appearance policy a week before photos were taken, to ensure their youngsters had time to comply.

But she has now had her confidence fully restored after Jermaine drove hours to set-up the shoot.

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He put out an appeal beforehand, which saw other well-wishers donate clothes and studio space, with Marian soon relaxing in front of the camera.

She kept her extensions in for the shoot, and told Jermaine all about her favorite singer – Ariana Grande – in between poses.

Jermaine shared the results of the shoot on his Instagram page, and says he was stunned by the positive feedback.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B4xkjmKBnaB/?utm_source=ig_embed

He told WILX: 'I wasn't expecting the reaction – I knew it was going to get picked up by a few people in the photography community but I had no idea it was going to do what it did.'

Jermaine has now been inspired to set up the Art of Confidence project, which aims to boost the confidence of other children who've suffered debilitating knocks in life.

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Keeping kids warm in Lewiston - WGME

Posted: 17 Nov 2019 03:34 PM PST

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Keeping kids warm in Lewiston  WGME

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