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A judge ordered Wednesday that a trial be held next month to determine whether a Black high school student in Texas can continue being punished by his district for refusing to change a hairstyle he and his family say is protected by a new state law.

Darryl George, 18, has not been in his regular classroom in Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu since Aug. 31. Instead, he has either been serving in-school suspension or spending time in an off-site disciplinary program.

His Houston-area school district, Barbers Hill, has said George’s long hair, which he wears in neatly tied and twisted locs on top of his head, violates a district dress code that limits hair length for boys. The district has said other students with locs comply with the length policy.

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In the ad, Poole defended his district’s policy and wrote that districts with a traditional dress code are safer and had higher academic performance and that “being an American requires conformity.”

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[-] magnetosphere@kbin.social 85 points 9 months ago

If the student somehow doesn’t win, I’ll have even less faith in the justice system than I already do.

Oh, and this isn’t quite the point, but I’ve seen pictures of his hair from other angles. It’s cool as hell.

[-] maryjayjay@lemmy.world 35 points 9 months ago

It's fucking Texas. Don't get your hopes up

[-] magnetosphere@kbin.social 6 points 9 months ago

Yeah. The CROWN Act is the only reason I have any hope at all. Otherwise, I’d say this kid is fucked.

[-] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 5 points 9 months ago

Yeah. The CROWN Act is the only reason I have any hope at all. Otherwise, I’d say this kid is fucked.

I just want to point out that my understanding is that this school district is the reason for the CROWN Act, adding yet another layer of stupid to how the superintendent is conducting himself.

[-] doctorcrimson@lemmy.today 1 points 9 months ago

Honestly the prospects of winning against a dress code policy in general is really slim, but it being in Texas has my expectations extremely low in this case.

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