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

A Black high school student in Texas was suspended for wearing twisted dreadlocks, which violated the school district's dress code.
The incident has sparked discussions about hair discrimination and the newly enacted CROWN Act, which aims to prohibit race-based hair discrimination in schools and workplaces.
The student's mother is fighting back against the suspensions, emphasizing the cultural and religious importance of dreadlocks to their family.

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The Independent

Black student suspended over hairstyle days after Texas ‘banned’ hair discrimination

Darryl George was unfairly singled out by Texas school district, his mother says

11 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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NDTV

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.

10 months ago·New Delhi, India

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Associated Press News

A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. The school says it wasn’t discrimination

By Cheyanne Mumphrey and Juan Toscano | The Associated Press Darryl George, a 17-year-old junior, before walking across the street to go into Barbers Hill

10 months ago·United States

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10 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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CNN

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.

10 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. The school says it wasn't discrimination

By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY AP Education Writer The same week his state outlawed racial discrimination based on hairstyles, a Black high school student in Texas was suspended because school officials said his locs violated the district’s dress code. Darryl George, a junior at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, received an in-school suspension after he was told his hair fell below his eyebrows and ear lobes. George, 17, wears his hair in thick tw…

10 months ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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