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Houston-area Black student suspended over hairstyle to be sent to alternative education program

Posted on October 12, 2023 · Darryl George, 18, is a junior at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu and has been suspended since Aug. 31. He will be sent to EPIC, an alternative school program, from Oct. 12 through Nov. 29 for "failure to comply" with multiple campus and classroom regulations, the principal said in a Wednesday letter provided to The Associated Press by the family.

Civil Rights

Family of Houston-area Black student suspended for his hairstyle is suing Texas officials

Posted on September 25, 2023 · Darryl George, a 17-year-old student at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, has been serving an in-school suspension since Aug. 31 because school district officials say his dreadlocks violate their dress code. George's family accuses Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton of failing to enforce the CROWN Act, a new state law outlawing racial discrimination based on hairstyles.

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‘This is who I am’: Texas law banning race-based hair discrimination goes into effect Friday

Posted on August 30, 2023 · The CROWN Act, short for Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair, was passed into law this year after two previous attempts.

Education

Texas Legislature did not prioritize schools, families this session, Children at Risk says

Posted on July 20, 2023 · “If I were grading our state legislature based on their performance and what they did for children and families, even with grade inflation, I would give them a D plus, maybe a D minus.”

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A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. The school says it wasn’t discrimination

Posted on September 20, 2023 · School officials say Darryl George's dreadlocks violate the district’s dress code. His mother says he isn't violating rules about hair length for boys. The incident recalls debates over hair discrimination in schools and the workplace.