Texas High School Legally Punished Black Student Over Hairstyle, Judge Rules
Published on February 22, 2024
A Texas school district that punished a black high school student for refusing to change his hairstyle did not violate a new state law that prohibits race-based hair discrimination, a judge ruled on Thursday. Darryl George, 18, is a junior and has not attended his regular classes since Aug. 31 because his high school in Barbers Hill ISD says his hair violates the district’s dress code policy. The Houston-area school district filed a lawsuit arguing that Mr. George’s hair exceeds the length permitted for boys. Mr. George has locs tied and twisted on top of his head, but the district says his hair would fall below his shirt collar, earlobes, or eyebrows when let down....