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"Protest and Trial: Texas Community Fights Hair Discrimination in Barbers Hill ISD"

Originally Published 1 year ago — by KPRC Click2Houston

Community leaders and civil rights activists protested in the neighborhood of Barbers Hill ISD Superintendent Dr. Greg Poole ahead of the trial for high school student Darryl George, who has faced disciplinary actions for wearing locs, a hairstyle deemed non-compliant with the school's handbook. George and his family argue that the district's actions violate the CROWN Act, a law passed to prevent hair-based discrimination, and have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the state's Governor, Attorney General, and the school district. The school district has filed a lawsuit seeking clarification on whether its dress code restrictions for boys' hair length violate the CROWN Act.

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"Student with 'unacceptable' hairstyle faces alternative education program at Barbers Hill ISD"

Originally Published 2 years ago — by KPRC Click2Houston

Darryl George, a Black high school student in Texas, has been suspended and will be sent to an alternative education program for not cutting his dreadlocks, which the school claims violates the dress code. The family has filed a complaint and a civil rights lawsuit, alleging that the suspension violates the state's CROWN Act, which prohibits hair discrimination. The school district has also filed a lawsuit seeking clarification on whether their dress code restrictions violate the CROWN Act. This is not the first time the school has faced controversy over its dress code, as two other Black male students were previously told to cut their dreadlocks.

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