The student, Darryl George, was suspended for 13 days because his hair is out of compliance when let down, according to a disciplinary notice issued by Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, Texas. It was his first day back at the school after spending a month at an off-site disciplinary program.

George, 18, already has spent more than 80% of his junior year outside of his regular classroom.

He was first pulled from the classroom at the Houston-area school in August after school officials said his braided locs fell below his eyebrows and ear lobes and violated the district’s dress code. His family argues the punishment violates the CROWN Act, which became law in Texas in September and is intended to prohibit race-based hair discrimination. The school says the CROWN Act does not address hair length.

  • ares35
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    131 year ago

    it’s texas, in a county entirely run by ®acists.

    you already know what they ‘picked’.

    • Enkrod
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      21 year ago

      In this case at least, the State of Texas is on the right side of history, they passed the Crown Act to protect black students from this BS school policy shit.

      It’s the school that’s actually… get this… too racist for the State of Texas.

    • cooljacob204
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      11 year ago

      The option that provides more freedom because red states are more free right???