Texas student suspended over hair length files complaint
The parent of Darryly George, a student at Barbers Hill High School, said her son is being wrongly punished by the school for his hair length.
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The parent of Darryly George, a student at Barbers Hill High School, said her son is being wrongly punished by the school for his hair length.
"Claiming that Darryl is violating a hair length policy is simply a backdoor method to continue discriminating against students with natural hair," a lawmaker said.
George Family Photo(MONT BELVIEU, Texas) -- A Black Texas high school student has been facing an in-school suspension (ISS) for weeks because school officials said that his dreadlocks violated their dress and grooming code. Darryl George, a junior at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, has been sitting on a small stool at school every school day since Aug. 31, back aching, as he receives his schoolwork online or through a classmate, according to his mother Darresha George. "Every day my son comes home with tears in his eyes. He's frustrated; he's outraged, aggravated, and it's brea...
Darryl George, 17, has been suspended for a second time for his hairstyle, now his family are considering suing
George Family Photo(MONT BELVIEU, Texas) -- A Black Texas high school student has been issued an additional five days of in-school suspension (ISS) after already serving weeks of ISS because school officials said that his dreadlocks violated their dres...