A Black high school student in Texas who has been punished for his hairstyle for weeks has been told he will spend several more weeks away from classmates…
The family has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging the state failed to enforce a new law outlawing discrimination based on hairstylesFor more than a month, Darryl George, a Black high school student in Texas, spent each school day sitting by himself in punishment. This week, he was sent to a separate disciplinary program, where he's been told he will spend several more weeks away from classmates.
But the family said George is not looking to change schools. They want to take a stand at a school that has clashed previously with other Black male students over their hairstyles. Barbers Hill Superintendent Greg Poole said Friday in an email to the AP that officials cannot disclose the infractions that led to George's current placement, but it was not because of his hair.
Dress code and hair violations disproportionately affect students of color, said Ashley Sawyer, senior staff attorney at the Advancement Project, a civil rights advocacy organization. She said students are pressured to conform to standards that may not factor in their culture and heritage, such as wearing natural hair.
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