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The same week his state outlawed racial discrimination based on hairstyles, a Black high school student in Texas was suspended because school officials said his locs violated the district’s dress code.

Darryl George, a junior at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, received an in-school suspension after he was told his hair fell below his eyebrows and ear lobes. George, 17, wears his hair in thick twisted dreadlocks, tied on top of his head, said his mother, Darresha George.

George served the suspension last week. His mother said he plans to return to the Houston-area school Monday, wearing his dreadlocks in a ponytail, even if he is required to attend an alternative school as a result.

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[–] Uranium3006@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago

abolish dress codes

[–] NotAPenguin@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Who gives any kind of shits what a students hair looks like?

Why do these draconian dress codes still exist?

[–] snooggums@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago

Sexism and racism.

[–] TheProtagonist@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is there a definition of what's "legal" and what's "illegal" in terms of hairstyle?

[–] Eezyville@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well in Texas there is something in the books about the legality of hairstyles.

The incident recalls debates over hair discrimination in schools and the workplace and is already testing the state’s newly enacted CROWN Act, which took effect Sept. 1.

The law, an acronym for “Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair,” is intended to prohibit race-based hair discrimination and bars employers and schools from penalizing people because of hair texture or protective hairstyles including Afros, braids, dreadlocks, twists or Bantu knots. Texas is one of 24 states that have enacted a version of the CROWN Act

So the school suspending the student because of his hairstyle would be considered illegal under this law.

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[–] PetteriSkaffari@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Let's hope that the rest of the school takes on the same hair dress, just for support.

[–] Kichae@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

violated the district’s dress code

hair fell below his eyebrows and ear lobes

I'm sorry, but WTF? Are they mandating everyone dress like skinheads or what?

[–] Zorque@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago

I assume just the boys. Girls can probably have longer hair... as long as it's not in a "harlotous style" or some nonsense like that.

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[–] vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 1 year ago

Nice haircut actually.

I personally just wore a messy Hagrid-like heap of hair being 14-15, some teachers didn't like it, but I didn't care. They did take offense, though.

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Usually schools will have an uniform but this was just his hair and most likely a more stereotypical white or Asian style probably wouldn't have this issue.

[–] Mereo@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

To conservatives, a real American is a white person with white eyes and blond hair. Anyone else is inferior.

This is why I hate the term "African-American". We don't call white people "European-Americans" while we call black people "African-Americans" as if they're not American enough.

It's sad.

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