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Parent calls GA school post showing only black ‘appropriate’ vs. ‘inappropriate’ hairstyles discrimination

Image courtesy: Denay Helena/CNN) (CNN) — An elementary school in Georgia came under fire after a hairstylist shared photos that the school used to show “appropriate” and “inappropriate” hairstyles for students. A parent of a student at Narvie Harris Elementary in Decatur saw the poster in the school and snapped a picture. She shared it with her hairstylist, Danay Helena,…

For The Health of It: Back Pain in Children

Tyler Ryan learns about child back pain from Hima Dalal

COLUMBIA SC (WOLO) – Back pain is fairly common in children and adolescents. Most of the time, it is nonspecific muscular pain, muscle strain, poor posture, kyphosis (round back), scoliosis, something as simple as carrying a backpack the wrong way, or the over use of muscles in sports, sitting the wrong way in a chair, playing video games on the IPad,…

Disney, Eddie Bauer recalls baby inclined sleepers over safety concerns

(Image: U.S. Product Safety Commission) COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO) –Eddie Bauer is recalling 24 thousand of their Disney and Eddie Bauer sleepers. The U.S. Product Safety Commission says the popular baby product was recalled after infant deaths were reported during use of similar products. According to (USPSC),  Infant fatalities have been reported while using other inclined sleep products, after the infants  they…

Free Summer Concert Series extended to August 24th

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)— The free outdoor summer concert series was initially set to wrap up Friday August 2, 2019, but Wednesday the Columbia Parks & Recreation Department announced two more acts added to the line up.The series will now run through August 24th. Mark your calendars! Officials say R&B group “Shai” and “Loose Ends” featuring Jane Eugene will perform at…