Black Student Suspended for Hairstyle - School Denies Discrimination
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- Darryl George, a student at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, was suspended despite the state's ban on racial discrimination based on hairstyles.
- George, 17, has been suspended since August 31 at the school near Houston.
- "Our hair is the expression of our strength, it is our roots," said Darresha George.
- In 2018, a white referee in New Jersey instructed a black high school wrestler to cut his dreadlocks or forfeit the match.
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- Darryl George, 17, has been under in-school suspension at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu since Aug. 31.
- School officials claim his dreadlocks violate the district's dress code by falling below his eyebrows and ear lobes.
- The lawsuit, filed by Darryl George's mother in Houston federal court, is the latest legal action related to the suspension.
- The school district has filed its own lawsuit in state court to clarify the compliance of its dress code restrictions with the CROWN Act.
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