"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.