"Dreadlocks Discrimination: Texas Trial Tests CROWN Act Protections"
TL;DR
A Black student at Barbers Hill High School in Texas has been punished for months for wearing long locs, leading to a legal standoff with school officials. The student and his mother argue that the school's dress code violates the CROWN Act, a new state law prohibiting discrimination based on hairstyles. A trial is set to determine whether the district's policy violates the CROWN Act, with the student's hairstyle being at the center of the dispute. The case has reignited a fight over hair discrimination in Texas and drawn attention to similar issues in other school districts across the state.
- Texas trial over CROWN Act hinges on student’s dreadlocks The Texas Tribune
- Black teenager suspended over dreadlocks in Texas heads to court in CROWN Act case The Hill
- 'He's not a criminal, he's a kid' | Supporters protest outside Barbers Hill ISD superintendent's home after newspaper ad KHOU.com
- Darryl George: Trial begins to decide if Texas school district can restrict the length of male’s natural hair CNN
- Protesters gather near Texas superintendent’s home ahead of Darryl George hair trial NBC News
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