Family Suing Texas Officials over Suspension for Hairstyle
HOUSTON (AP) -- The family of a Black high school student in Texas who was suspended over his dreadlocks filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Saturday
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HOUSTON (AP) -- The family of a Black high school student in Texas who was suspended over his dreadlocks filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Saturday
Darryl George, a 17-year-old student at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, has been serving an in-school suspension since Aug. 31 because school district officials say his dreadlocks violate their dress code. George's family accuses Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton of failing to enforce the CROWN Act, a new state law outlawing racial discrimination based on hairstyles.
The family of a Black high school student in Texas has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the state’s governor and attorney general over being suspended by his school
Barbers Hill High School student Darryl George filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Texas after being suspended for his hairstyle.
He's forced to sit for hours on a stool and denied a free lunch, his mother says.