Texas school suspends Black student more than two weeks for purportedly lengthy dreadlocks

Texas student suspended for dreadlocks, despite law banning racial hair discrimination

MONT BELVIEU, Texas (AP) — A Black high school student in Texas has been punished with an in-school suspension over his hairstyle for over two weeks. The family has argued

Texas made it illegal to punish students for dreadlocks. A school is …

The Barbers Hill school district prompted a new law meant to prohibit schools from punishing students with hairstyles associated with race. A recent student suspension sparks questions about the extent of the CROWN Act’s protections.

Even after CROWN Act, Texas student suspended for dreadlocks

In the same week that Texas passed the CROWN Act prohibiting discrimination on the basis of hair, Darryl George – a Black high school student – was suspended because his dreadlocks violated his district’s dress code.

Houston-area student's suspension raises questions about possible CROWN Act violation — again

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Black Student's Suspension From US School Over Hairstyle Sparks Controversy

George was suspended from his school in Houston twice in a week for his hairstyle. His mother, Darresha George, said that he was crying when he was suspended the second time.

Black Texas student given additional suspension for loc hairstyle

A Black Texas high school student who was suspended because his loc hairstyle violated the district’s dress code was suspended again upon his return to school Monday, an attorney for the family told CNN.