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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A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. The school says it wasn't discrimination
MONT BELVIEU, Texas (AP) — A Black high school student in Texas has ...
A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. The school says it wasn't discrimination
The school says it wasn’t discrimination.
A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. The school says it wasn’t discrimination
MONT BELVIEU, Texas (AP) — After serving an in-school suspension over his ...
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