"Dreadlocks Discrimination: Texas Trial Tests CROWN Act Protections"

A Black student at Barbers Hill High School in Texas has been punished for months for wearing long locs, leading to a legal standoff with school officials. The student and his mother argue that the school's dress code violates the CROWN Act, a new state law prohibiting discrimination based on hairstyles. A trial is set to determine whether the district's policy violates the CROWN Act, with the student's hairstyle being at the center of the dispute. The case has reignited a fight over hair discrimination in Texas and drawn attention to similar issues in other school districts across the state.