The Thompson DIG and PTO present “Beautiful Hair Day” as the spirit day for the month of May. The goal of this day is to help students to feel good about themselves by celebrating the diversity of hair, combat microaggressions, and promote inclusivity related to hair by increasing access to information about natural hairstyles.

Many schools hold spirit theme days titled “Crazy Hair Day,” where students are encouraged to wear their hair in a “wacky” or “unusual” fashion. This theme is problematic because historically many groups have been and continue to be discriminated based on their hair and this discrimination starts early. The labeling of some hairstyles as “crazy” is a microaggression often centering white-European hairstyles as the norm while denigrating hairstyles of other ethnicities, cultures, religions, and physical conditions; the term “crazy” spreads ableist language, words that devalue people with disabilities.