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Magnolia ISD ends policy previously requiring boys to have short hair

Sascha Cordner, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on December 14, 2021 · At the start of the school year, Magnolia ISD suspended several students for having long hair, barring them from attending regular classes and extracurricular activities. Three were later expelled.

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Magnolia ISD agrees to pause enforcement of district-wide long hair policy for boys and nonbinary students

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on November 4, 2021 · The district will now allow boys and nonbinary students to wear their hair longer than the bottom of their ear and to fashion their hair in a ponytail or bun without fear of punishment.

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7 students file a federal lawsuit against Magnolia ISD accusing the district of gender discrimination

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on October 21, 2021 · The lawsuit says the students suffered "severe, ongoing, and escalating harms" due to a district-wide policy prohibiting boys from wearing long hair.

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NASA’s First Female Engineer In Mission Control Talks Apollo 11 And Sexism

Ivanka Perez, HPM Intern

Posted on July 8, 2019 · Fifty years after the moon landing, Poppy Northcutt speaks about her experiences at NASA as the first female engineer in Mission Control.

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U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold Pledges To Pay Back $84,000 Sexual Harassment Settlement

Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune

Posted on December 4, 2017 · U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold settled a sexual harassment complaint with $84,000 in taxpayer money. Now he's promising to pay the public back

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Health Care System Fails Many Transgender Americans

NEDA ULABY, NPR

Posted on November 22, 2017 · Nearly a third of transgender people responding to an NPR poll say they have no regular access to health care. Very few medical offices are prepared to care for people who have transitioned

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Magnolia ISD agrees to pause enforcement of district-wide long hair policy for boys and nonbinary students

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Posted on November 4, 2021 · The district will now allow boys and nonbinary students to wear their hair longer than the bottom of their ear and to fashion their hair in a ponytail or bun without fear of punishment.

Tags ACLU gender discrimination Magnolia ISD

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The Mental Health Benefits Of Watching Horror Movies: The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of The Week

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Posted on October 29, 2021 · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.

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Boys and nonbinary students at Magnolia ISD can have long hair for now, after a judge temporarily blocked the district’s ban

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on October 26, 2021 · Seven Magnolia ISD students filed a federal lawsuit against the district last week over a policy that prohibits boys — and not girls — from wearing long hair.

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7 students file a federal lawsuit against Magnolia ISD accusing the district of gender discrimination

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on October 21, 2021 · The lawsuit says the students suffered "severe, ongoing, and escalating harms" due to a district-wide policy prohibiting boys from wearing long hair.

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