US EditionA Black student’s family sues Texas officials over his suspension for his hairstyle
- 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, alleging they failed to enforce a new law outlawing discrimination based on hairstyles. The student's dreadlocks are claimed to violate the district's dress code, but his family and attorney argue that his hairstyle is neatly tied and does not violate any rules.
- The ongoing suspension of the student by the Barbers Hill Independent School District is believed to violate the state's CROWN Act, a law protecting hairstyles. Supporters argue that the dress code policy disproportionately affects Black males. The family is seeking a temporary restraining order to end the student's suspension.
- Barbers Hill Independent School District previously faced legal action from two other Black male students who were told to cut their dreadlocks. A federal judge ruled that the district's hair policy was discriminatory. State Rep. Rhetta Bowers stated that the student's hairstyle is protected by the new law, calling on the school district to end the suspension.
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A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. The school says it wasn't discrimination
A Black high school student in Texas has served more than two weeks of in-school suspensions for wearing twisted dreadlocks to school. When he arrived Monday with the same hairstyle, he was suspended again, his mother said.
Family of Black High School Student Suspended For Hairstyle that Violates Dress Code Files Federal Lawsuit Against Texas Governor
The family of a black high school student who was suspended over a hairstyle that violated a high school’s dress code, filed a federal lawsuit against Texas Governor Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Family of Black student suspended for his hairstyle is suing Texas officials
The family of a Black high school student in Texas who was suspended over his dreadlocks filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Saturday against the state’s governor and attorney general, alleging they failed to enforce a new law outlawing discrimination based on hairstyles. Darryl George, 17, a junior at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, has been serving an in-school suspension since Aug. 31. Officials with the Houston-area school say his…
A Black Texas student sues after he was suspended over his hairstyle
A Black high school student in Texas was suspended for more than two weeks for wearing a natural hairstyle that school officials say violated the district’s dress code.Now, he and his mother are suing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the state's attorney general for allegedly failing to enforce a state law that prohibits hair discrimination.Darryl George, a junior at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, (a town roughly 40 minutes outside of Houst…
A Black student’s family sues Texas officials over his suspension for his 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 against the state's governor and attorney general, alleging they failed to enforce a new law outlawing discrimination based on hairstyles. Darryl George, 17, a junior at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, has been serving an in-school suspension since Aug. 31. Officials with the Houston-area…
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