Where the trouble began
So now that you know the context of the story and where it all takes place, let’s get into the details of just what happened here. It all started when the high school officials told DeAndre Arnold that if he wanted to attend the graduation ceremony, he needed to cut his long hair.
But DeAndre did not have the typical long hair you would find on a caucasian boy, he had dreadlocks he had been carefully growing for over ten years. So being asked to cut his hair to match the school policy is where the conflict between the two parties all began.