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  1. A Black high school student in Texas who was punished for nearly all of his junior year over his hairstyle has left his school district rather than spend another year of in-school suspension, according to his attorney.

    houstonpublicmedia.org/article

    #Education #News #BarbersHillISD #CROWNAct #DarrylGeorge #MontBelvieu

  2. A Texas Judge rules district can limit the length of male students’ hair despite 2023 CROWN Act
    The Texas CROWN Act, went into effect on September 1, 2023, and prohibits discrimination based on hairstyles that are commonly associated with a particular race or culture.

    The Texas Tribu
    newsviews.online/2024/02/22/a-
    #CivilRights #BarbersHillISD #CROWNAct #DarrylGeorge #GregPoole #Texas

  3. #DarrylGeorge, a Black student from Barbers Hill High School in Texas, faces removal over dreadlocks and will attend an alternative school program, EPIC. George's suspension and discipline are said to violate Texas's CROWN Act, which prohibits hair-based racial discrimination. The family is challenging the school's regulations, having filed a civil rights lawsuit against state officials. #CROWNAct #BarbersHillHighSchool

    apnews.com/article/hairstyles-