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Federal judge allows Barbers Hill ISD student disciplined over hair style to continue case against district
Read full article: Federal judge allows Barbers Hill ISD student disciplined over hair style to continue case against districtA federal judge has allowed a black Barbers Hill ISD student disciplined over his hair style to continue his case against the district, according to the student’s attorney.
A Black student punished for his hairstyle wants to return to the Texas school he left
Read full article: A Black student punished for his hairstyle wants to return to the Texas school he leftAn attorney for a Black high school student in Texas who was punished for nearly all of his junior year in high school over his hairstyle says he's left his school district rather than face the same punishment for another year.
130-page appeal filed to try and overturn court’s decision in case of Barbers Hill student’s natural hair
Read full article: 130-page appeal filed to try and overturn court’s decision in case of Barbers Hill student’s natural hairA 130-page appeal has been filed in an attempt to overturn a court’s decision that backs up a Barbers Hill Independent School District policy, prohibiting a student from wearing his hair in a natural style on campus.
Attorney for Barbers Hill student disciplined for hair says lawsuit will go on despite judge’s dismissal of most claims
Read full article: Attorney for Barbers Hill student disciplined for hair says lawsuit will go on despite judge’s dismissal of most claimsDarryl George was kept out of his regular classes for most of the 2023-2024 school year at Barbers Hill High School. The school said his dreadlocks fell below his eyebrows and ear lobes and violated the district’s dress code. George spent that time out of his classes in in-school suspension or at an off-campus disciplinary program.
Judge dismisses most claims in federal lawsuit filed by Black high school student punished over hairstyle
Read full article: Judge dismisses most claims in federal lawsuit filed by Black high school student punished over hairstyleA federal judge has dismissed most of the claims in a lawsuit filed by a Black high school student who was punished by a Texas school district for refusing to change his hairstyle.
51 Texas school districts are not complying with state ban on hairstyle discrimination, ACLU says
Read full article: 51 Texas school districts are not complying with state ban on hairstyle discrimination, ACLU saysAt least one school district, Tolar ISD in North Texas, told the ACLU it would update its policies to comply with the CROWN Act.
Student disciplined over natural hairstyle to file appeal against Barber Hills ISD, citing protection under CROWN Act
Read full article: Student disciplined over natural hairstyle to file appeal against Barber Hills ISD, citing protection under CROWN ActDarryl George lost the legal battle against Barber Hills ISD but is taking the fight back to the courts.
Sheila Jackson Lee holds news conference discussing Barbers Hill, CROWN Act controversy following lawsuit
Read full article: Sheila Jackson Lee holds news conference discussing Barbers Hill, CROWN Act controversy following lawsuitTexas Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee is expected to hold a press conference following the recent ruling which stated that Barbers Hill Independent School District did not violate the CROWN Act after disciplining a student for wearing his natural hair.
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, community activists discuss Crown Act violation by Barbers Hill ISD
Read full article: Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, community activists discuss Crown Act violation by Barbers Hill ISDCongresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee will host a news conference Friday morning to discuss the violation of the Crown Act after a Barbers Hill high school student was repeatedly disciplined for his hairstyle choice.
Judge says Texas school district can punish Black student for length of his hairstyle
Read full article: Judge says Texas school district can punish Black student for length of his hairstyleAfter a short trial, a Texas judge ruled that Barbers Hill school officials are not violating a new state law prohibiting hair discrimination.
Judge rules in favor of Barbers Hill ISD after lawsuit by student’s family claimed they went against the CROWN Act
Read full article: Judge rules in favor of Barbers Hill ISD after lawsuit by student’s family claimed they went against the CROWN ActThe trial surrounding a Barbers Hill student disciplined for his hairstyle is scheduled to go before a federal judge this Thursday.
A Texas school has punished a Black student over his hairstyle for months. Neither side is backing down.
Read full article: 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, which prohibits discrimination based on hairstyles, a judge ruled that the Barbers Hill school district can enforce a ban on certain male hairstyles.
Texas school legally punished Black student over hairstyle, judge says
Read full article: Texas school legally punished Black student over hairstyle, judge saysA judge has ruled that a Black high school student’s monthslong punishment by his Texas school district for refusing to change his hairstyle does not violate a new state law prohibiting race-based hair discrimination.
‘Conform to Black hair’: Protest in Barbers Hill ISD superintendent’s neighborhood ahead of hair discrimination trial
Read full article: ‘Conform to Black hair’: Protest in Barbers Hill ISD superintendent’s neighborhood ahead of hair discrimination trialCommunity leaders and civil rights activists are holding a protest this Wednesday ahead of the trial for a Barbers Hill student who has repeatedly been disciplined for his hairstyle choice.
Trial to determine if Barbers Hill ISD’s punishment of student over his hair violates new law begins Thursday
Read full article: Trial to determine if Barbers Hill ISD’s punishment of student over his hair violates new law begins ThursdayThe trial surrounding a Barbers Hill student disciplined for his hairstyle is scheduled to go before a federal judge this Thursday.
A Texas school's punishment of a Black student who wears his hair in locs is going to trial
Read full article: A Texas school's punishment of a Black student who wears his hair in locs is going to trialA judge has ordered that a trial be held next month to determine whether a Black high school student in Texas can continue being punished by his district for refusing to change his hairstyle.
‘We will see justice’: Family, attorney for Barbers Hill student say they won’t back down amid hairstyle controversy
Read full article: ‘We will see justice’: Family, attorney for Barbers Hill student say they won’t back down amid hairstyle controversyThe family of a Barbers Hill High School student is speaking out just days after the district’s superintendent announced that the teen will continue facing disciplinary measures over his hairstyle.
CROWN Act co-author fires back on Barbers Hill ISD superintendent’s decision to continue disciplining student over locs
Read full article: CROWN Act co-author fires back on Barbers Hill ISD superintendent’s decision to continue disciplining student over locsA Texas high school student has missed nearly half of his junior year in the classroom after being disciplined by leaders in his school district for his hairstyle.
Texas high school Black student suspended over hair likely won't return to his class anytime soon
Read full article: Texas high school Black student suspended over hair likely won't return to his class anytime soonA Texas high school Black student has been disciplined for months for refusing to change his hairstyle.
‘It’s your culture’: KPRC 2 employee shares experience, cultural impact of having son with hair locs
Read full article: ‘It’s your culture’: KPRC 2 employee shares experience, cultural impact of having son with hair locsIn wake of the controversy surrounding a teen at Barbers Hill High School who was suspended a second time for refusing to change his hairstyle, KPRC 2 is shedding light on the importance of natural hairstyles and the effects these disciplinary actions may have on people of color.
Texas high school sends Black student back to in-school suspension over his locs hairstyle
Read full article: Texas high school sends Black student back to in-school suspension over his locs hairstyleA Texas high school sent a Black student back to in-school suspension for refusing to change his hairstyle, renewing a monthslong standoff over a dress code policy the teen’s family calls discriminatory.
Barbers Hill HS sends student back to in-school suspension over his locs hairstyle
Read full article: Barbers Hill HS sends student back to in-school suspension over his locs hairstyleA Texas high school sent a Black student back to in-school suspension for refusing to change his hairstyle, renewing a monthslong standoff over a dress code policy the teen’s family calls discriminatory.
Barbers Hill HS student disciplined for natural hair back in in-school suspension after weeks at alternative school
Read full article: Barbers Hill HS student disciplined for natural hair back in in-school suspension after weeks at alternative schoolAn 18-year-old Barbers Hill High School student who was disciplined for his natural hairstyle is back in in-school suspension being sent to an alternative school for over a month.
Black student disciplined over hairstyle hopes to 'start being a kid again'
Read full article: Black student disciplined over hairstyle hopes to 'start being a kid again'For more than a month, Darryl George, a Black high school student in Texas, spent each school day sitting by himself in punishment over his hairstyle.
Attorney claims retaliation after student suspended over hairstyle is moved to alternative school program
Read full article: Attorney claims retaliation after student suspended over hairstyle is moved to alternative school programA family’s fight to have their son return to class at Barbers Hill High School after being suspended over his hair is ramping up.
Barbers Hill ISD suspended over his hairstyle to be sent to an alternative education program
Read full article: Barbers Hill ISD suspended over his hairstyle to be sent to an alternative education programA Black student who spent more than a month on in-school suspension over his dreadlocks has been told he will be removed from his Texas high school and sent to a disciplinary alternative education program on Thursday.
Barbers Hill student has been in in-school suspension since Aug. 31 for hairstyle he believes violates CROWN Act
Read full article: Barbers Hill student has been in in-school suspension since Aug. 31 for hairstyle he believes violates CROWN ActDarryl has been in In-school suspension since Aug. 31 due to his hairstyle. Darryl has dreadlocks that he and his family said are normally put up in a neat fashion, as pictured below.
A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. Now his family is suing Texas officials
Read full article: A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. Now his family is suing Texas officialsThe family of a Black high school student in Texas has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the state’s governor and attorney general over being suspended by his school district for his hairstyle.
Barbers Hill HS student claims he’s repeatedly subjected to inhumane conditions because of his hair
Read full article: Barbers Hill HS student claims he’s repeatedly subjected to inhumane conditions because of his hairThe battle continues at Barbers Hill High School between a family that claims their student is being discriminated against because of his hairstyle, and the school district telling them they are just enforcing the rules.
Debate over a Black student's suspension over his hairstyle in Texas ramps up with probe and lawsuit
Read full article: Debate over a Black student's suspension over his hairstyle in Texas ramps up with probe and lawsuitThe debate over whether a Black high school student in Texas should be serving in-school suspension for wearing twisted dreadlocks to class has intensified as the student’s family and his school district both took legal action.
‘I want them to change their policies’: Family of Barbers Hill ISD student suspended over his natural hair speaks out
Read full article: ‘I want them to change their policies’: Family of Barbers Hill ISD student suspended over his natural hair speaks outThe family says he was suspended the same week the Texas CROWN Act went into effect.
A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. The school says it wasn't discrimination
Read full article: A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. The school says it wasn't discriminationA Black high school student in Texas has been punished with an in-school suspension over his hairstyle for over two weeks, his mother said.