By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Accept
Global CourantGlobal Courant
  • Home
    • Write for us
  • World
    World
    World
    Show More
    Top News
    TTP and All-Encompassing National Consensus
    TTP and All-Encompassing National Consensus
    9 months ago
    Another Indian Propaganda On Balochistan: Exposing Fake News9 Plus Documentary
    9 months ago
    Evan Gershkovich’s mother and father say Biden vowed to ‘do no matter it takes’ to convey their son house
    Evan Gershkovich’s mother and father say Biden vowed to ‘do no matter it takes’ to convey their son house
    5 months ago
    Latest News
    Canada vs India: How a Diplomatic Row Could Derail India’s FATF Review Amid Human Rights Concerns
    1 month ago
    Nuclear Safety and Regulations in India and Pakistan: A Comparative Analysis
    1 month ago
    Indian Extremism: A Worldwide Threat to Minorities
    1 month ago
    Controversial Supreme Court Decisions Raise Questions About Justice and Accountability in India
    1 month ago
  • Africa
    • East Africa
    • West Africa
    • North Africa
    • South Africa
    • Africa Central
  • America
    • North America
    • South America
    • USA
    • Central America
  • Asia
    • East Asia
    • Southeast Asia
    • South Asia
    • Central Asia
  • Europe
    • East Europe
    • West Europe
    • North Europe
    • South Europe
    • Central Europe
  • More
    • Entertainment
    • Business
    • Health
    • Weather
Reading: A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. Now his family is suing Texas officials
Share
Notification Show More
Aa
Global CourantGlobal Courant
Aa
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Africa
  • America
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • Home
    • Write for us
  • World
  • Africa
    • East Africa
    • West Africa
    • North Africa
    • South Africa
    • Africa Central
  • America
    • North America
    • South America
    • USA
    • Central America
  • Asia
    • East Asia
    • Southeast Asia
    • South Asia
    • Central Asia
  • Europe
    • East Europe
    • West Europe
    • North Europe
    • South Europe
    • Central Europe
  • More
    • Entertainment
    • Business
    • Health
    • Weather
Have an existing account? Sign In
Follow US
© 2023, 2030 | Global Courant | All Rights Reserved |
Global Courant > Blog > American Region > A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. Now his family is suing Texas officials
A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. Now his family is suing Texas officials
American Region

A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. Now his family is suing Texas officials

Harris Marley
Last updated: 2023/09/24 at 2:57 AM
Harris Marley 2 months ago
Share
SHARE

Global Courant

The family of a Black high school student in Texas who was suspended over his dreadlocks filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Saturday against the state’s governor and attorney general, alleging they failed to enforce a new law outlawing discrimination based on hairstyles.

Darryl George, 17, a junior at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, has been serving an in-school suspension since Aug. 31. Officials with the Houston-area school say his dreadlocks fall below his eyebrows and ear lobes and violate the district’s dress code.

George’s mother, Darresha George, and the family’s attorney deny the teenager’s hairstyle violates the dress code, saying his hair is neatly tied in twisted dreadlocks on top of his head.

SCHOOL CLAIMS NO DISCRIMINATION AFTER BLACK STUDENT SUSPENDED FOR HAIRSTYLE

Darryl George’s supporters allege the ongoing suspension by the Barbers Hill Independent School District violates the state’s CROWN Act, which took effect Sept. 1.

The lawsuit also alleges that Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton, in their official duties, have failed to protect George’s constitutional rights against discrimination and against violations of his freedom of speech and expression. George “should be permitted to wear his hair in the manner in which he wears it … because the so-called neutral grooming policy has no close association with learning or safety and when applied, disproportionately impacts Black males,” Allie Booker, the family’s attorney, wrote in the lawsuit.

Spokespeople for Abbott and Paxton, both Republicans, did not immediately return emails seeking comment Saturday.

Darryl George, a 17-year-old junior, before walking across the street to go into Barbers Hill High School after serving a 5-day in-school suspension for not cutting his hair Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, in Mont Belvieu. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

The lawsuit seeks a temporary restraining order to stop George’s in-school suspension while the case is in court.

“Time to bring the fight to Barbers Hill ISD. We’re going to drop the hammer of accountability in the face of racism,” Candice Matthews, national minister of politics for the New Black Panther Nation and a spokesperson for George’s family, said in a statement Saturday.

The lawsuit, filed in Houston federal court by George’s mother, is the latest legal action taken related to the suspension.

CONNECTICUT PASSES CROWN ACT TO BAN DISCRIMINATION AGAINST NATURAL HAIR

On Tuesday, Darresha George and her attorney filed a formal complaint with the Texas Education Agency, alleging Darryl George is being harassed and mistreated by school district officials over his hair and that his in-school suspension violates the CROWN Act.

They allege that during his suspension, George is forced to sit for eight hours on a stool and that he’s being denied the hot free lunch he’s qualified to receive. The agency is investigating the complaint.

Darresha George said she was recently hospitalized after a series of panic and anxiety attacks brought on from stress related to her son’s suspension.

 

Darryl George, left, a 17-year-old junior, and his mother Darresha George, right, talks with reporters before walking across the street to go into Barbers Hill High School after Darryl served a 5-day in-school suspension for not cutting his hair Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, in Mont Belvieu. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

On Wednesday, the school district filed its own lawsuit in state court asking a judge to clarify whether its dress code restrictions limiting student hair length for boys violates the CROWN Act.

Barbers Hill Superintendent Greg Poole has said he believes the dress code is legal and that it teaches students to conform as a sacrifice benefiting everyone.

The school district said it would not enhance the current punishment against Darryl George while it waits for a ruling on its lawsuit.

prev

next

Candice Matthews, left, National minister of politics for the New Black Panther Nation; Darryl George, center left, a 17-year-old junior, and his mother Darresha George, center right, and a unidentified female, right, begin their walk across the street to go into Barbers Hill High School after Darryl served a 5-day in-school suspension for not cutting his hair Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, in Mont Belvieu. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)

The CROWN Act, 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 act.

A federal version passed in the U.S. House last year, but was not successful in the Senate.

State Rep. Rhetta Bowers, who authored Texas’ version of the CROWN Act, said Friday that George’s hairstyle is protected by the new law and she called on the Barbers Hill school district to end his suspension.

“The Texas CROWN Act was passed to prevent situations like this, and it is very disappointing to see Barbers Hill ISD attempt to find loopholes to skirt the law and perpetuate hair discrimination,” Bowers said in a statement.

George’s school previously clashed with two other Black male students over the dress code.

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

Barbers Hill officials told cousins De’Andre Arnold and Kaden Bradford they had to cut their dreadlocks in 2020. The two students’ families sued the school district in May 2020, and a federal judge later ruled the district’s hair policy was discriminatory. Their case, which garnered national attention and remains pending, helped spur Texas lawmakers to approve the state’s CROWN Act law. Both students withdrew from the school, with Bradford returning after the judge’s ruling.

A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. Now his family is suing Texas officials

World News,Next Big Thing in Public Knowledg

TAGGED: Black, family, hairstyle, officials, student, suing, suspended, Texas
Share This Article
Tumblr Reddit VKontakte Telegram Email Copy Link Print
Previous Article John Fetterman calls on Bob Menendez to make ‘honorable exit,’ resign after bribery indictment John Fetterman calls on Bob Menendez to make ‘honorable exit,’ resign after bribery indictment
Next Article A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. Now his family is suing Texas officials A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. Now his family is suing Texas officials
Leave a comment

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

African

  • East Africa
  • North Africa
  • South Africa
  • West Africa
  • Africa Central

American

  • Central America
  • North America
  • South America
  • USA

Asian

  • Central Asia
  • East Asia
  • South Asia
  • Southeast Asia

Europe

  • East Europe
  • West Europe
  • North Europe
  • South Europe
  • Central Europe

Region

  • African
  • American
  • Asian
  • European

Global Courant

>

Global News

  • Write for us
  • Contact US
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms And Conditions
  • Sitemap
  • © Global Courant. All Rights Reserved.
© 2023, 2030 | Global Courant | All Rights Reserved |
Go to mobile version
Global Courant Global Courant
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Lost your password?