A Black student was suspended for his locs, but the school says it wasn’t discrimination

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Published Sep 18, 2023
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Reliability Score Analysis

The Reliability Score of the article is determined on a percentage score basis from 0 to 100%.

  • Opposite Sources as Fair for an average number of sources with different viewpoints.
  • Unique Sources as Fair for an average number of different sources.
  • Multiple Sources as Excellent for a very high number of total sources.
  • Multiple Quotes as Excellent for a very high number of quotes used in the article.
  • Quote Length as Good for a higher number of words used in each quote.

Bias Score Analysis

The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.


Policy Leaning Analysis

This article includes the following sentiments, providing an average bias score of -52% Liberal:

  • 4 positive sentiments and 1 negative sentiment for LGBT Equality.
  • 1 negative sentiment for Criminal justice


Politician Portrayal Analysis:

This article includes the following Politician Portrayal sentiments, providing an average sentiment of 0% Neutral and bias score of N/A:

8 negative sentiments and 4 positive sentiments for Lauren Boebert


Policies:

LGBT Equality
Criminal justice

Politicians:

Lauren Boebert

Sentiments

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  •   Conservative
20% "Michigan passed the CROWN Act into law this year.""
18% u201cWhether it was the excitement of seeing a much-anticipated production or the natural anxiety of being in a new environment, I genuinely did not ..."
14% "Bernita Bradley said her first introduction to the CROWN Act was in 2021, when a biracial, 7-year-old girl in Michigan had her hair cut by ..."
14% "Texas is one of 24 states that has enacted a version of the CROWN Act.""
10% Next 9NEWSnnnnGallagheru2019s relationship with Boebert, which is believed to have started months ago, was revealed last week when the two were caught on security ..."
10% "even had a discussion about the CROWN Act with the principal and vice principal,” she said.""
6% One woman advised others to u201csave money, skip this bar,u201d sharing a photo of Gallagher and Congresswoman Lauren Boebert at Denveru2019s Buell Theatre last ..."
0% Gallagher and Boebert were caught on security footage vaping, singing loudly and even groping one another at a performance of u201cBeetlejuiceu201d last week."
-4% "Attorney Allie Booker, who represents the family, said the school’s argument doesn’t hold up because length is considered part of a hairstyle, which is ..."
-6% "A federal version of the CROWN Act passed in the House of Representatives last year, but was not successful in the Senate.""

We have listed the top 10 sentiments. More sentiments do exist. Please review the full article for more information.


*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : Michigan passed the CROWN Act into law this year.
57% : Texas is one of 24 states that has enacted a version of the CROWN Act.
57% : Bernita Bradley said her first introduction to the CROWN Act was in 2021, when a biracial, 7-year-old girl in Michigan had her hair cut by a school worker without her parents’ permission.
55% : even had a discussion about the CROWN Act with the principal and vice principal,” she said.
48% : Attorney Allie Booker, who represents the family, said the school’s argument doesn’t hold up because length is considered part of a hairstyle, which is protected under the law.
47% : A federal version of the CROWN Act passed in the House of Representatives last year, but was not successful in the Senate.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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