Black teen punished for length of hair
After short trial, Texas judge ruled that officials are not violating new state law prohibiting hair discrimination
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The Latest Breaking News from Barbers Hill High School
A Texas school has punished a Black student over his hairstyle for months. Neither side is backing down.
In a test of Texas’ new CROWN Act prohibiting discrimination based on hairstyles, a judge said the Barbers Hill school district can limit the length of male students’ hair.
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A Black Texas student suspended for his hairstyle is shifted to an alternative school
Darryl George, a junior at Barbers Hill High School, who was suspended for wearing a natural hairstyle, will be placed in a disciplinary alternative education program through Nov. 29.
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