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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, a judge ruled.
The trial surrounding a Barbers Hill student disciplined for his hairstyle is scheduled to go before a federal judge this Thursday.
Eighteen-year-old Darryl George has been suspended from regular classes since late August over his locs hairstyle.
Darryl George, an 18-year-old Black student at Barbers Hill High School east of Houston, has been repeatedly suspended for his dreadlocks. Lingering questions over whether the CROWN Act pertains to the district's hair-length policy were at center of Thursday’s trial.
The case involved Darryl George, who wears his dreadlocks braided on top of his head, and Barbers Hill Independent School District, which had claimed the 18-year-old's hairstyle violated its dress... -February 22, 2024 at 05:45 pm EST - MarketScreener