Texas High School Continues to Discriminate Against Black Student's Hairstyle
A Texas high school has sent a Black student back to in-school suspension for refusing to change his hairstyle, sparking a renewed debate over a dress code policy that the student's family deems discriminatory. The student, Darryl George, was suspended for 13 days because his braided locs were deemed out of compliance with the dress code. His family argues that the punishment violates the CROWN Act, which prohibits race-based hair discrimination. The school claims that the CROWN Act does not address hair length. George's family has filed a complaint and a federal civil rights lawsuit, while the school district has filed a lawsuit seeking clarification on whether their dress code restrictions violate the CROWN Act.
- Texas high school sends Black student back to in-school suspension over his hair NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
- Texas student disciplined for length of his locs hairstyle returns to class only to be suspended again CNN
- Black Student Darryl George Is Suspended Over Locs Again The New York Times
- Texas high school student receives in-school suspension again for locs hairstyle WKRC TV Cincinnati
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