"Black Student's Hairstyle Leads to Suspension and Transfer to Alternative Education Program"

A Black student in Texas, Darryl George, who was suspended for his dreadlocks, will be sent to an alternative education program after violating his high school's dress code. The school district prohibits male students from having hair below certain lengths, but George's family argues that his hairstyle does not violate the dress code and has filed a complaint and a civil rights lawsuit. The family claims that the suspension and subsequent discipline violate the state's CROWN Act, which aims to prohibit race-based hair discrimination. The school district has also filed a lawsuit seeking clarification on whether its dress code restrictions violate the CROWN Act. This is not the first time the school has faced controversy over its hair policy, as two other Black male students clashed with the district over the same issue in 2020.