Lawsuit filed against Texas officials over Black student's suspension for hairstyle
Summary by NewsWall Sep 23
- 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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Texas Gov. Abbott, AG Paxton sued by family of Black student suspended for his hairstyle
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