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Did Texas school district violate CROWN Act? Legal battle over student's hair begins this week
A Texas judge will weigh this week whether the Barbers Hill Independent School District in Mont Belvieu, about 30 miles outside of Houston, violated Texas' CROWN Act after suspending a Black student for his dreadlocks, which officials said violated the district's dress code. Darryl George was suspended Aug. 31 and referred to...
Judge Rules Texas School Did Not Violate CROWN Act By Punishing Black Student Over His Hairstyle
School officials at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, Texas—east of Houston—gave junior Darryl George an in-school suspension at the beginning of the school year in August, arguing his dreadlocks violate the school’s dress code.
Judge sides with Barbers Hill ISD in CROWN Act dispute involving student suspended over length of locs
ANAHUAC, Texas — A Black high school student’s monthslong punishment by his Texas school district for refusing to change his hairstyle does not violate a new state law that prohibits race-based hair discrimination, a judge ruled on Thursday. Darryl George, 18, is a junior and has not been...
Trial to determine if Texas school's punishment of a Black student over his hair violates new law
A trial is set to be held Thursday to determine if a Black high school student in Texas can continue being punished by his district for refusing to change his hairstyle, which he and his family say is protected by a new state law that prohibits race-based hair discrimination.At issue is whether Darryl George’s monthslong punishment for violating his Houston-area school district’s dress code policy limiting the length of boys’ hair violates the CROWN Act. The bench trial is being held before state District Judge Chap Cain III in Anahuac after the Barbers Hill school district filed a lawsuit...
'He's not a criminal, he's a kid' | Supporters protest outside Barbers Hill ISD superintendent's home after newspaper ad
MONT BELVIEU, Texas — Protests took place outside the home of the superintendent of Barbers Hill ISD on Thursday evening. Activists say the district’s policy restricting the length of boy’s hair violates the Crown Act. This comes as the case involving a current student, Darryl George, 18,...
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