A student from a Texas public school has been suspended for a second time because of his hairstyle. Darryl George has dreadlocks that his family says are a part of his cultural and religious beliefs. Additionally, every man in the George’s family has had dreadlocks for many generations. The school has given George suspensions because of their dress code rule that prohibits any hair Longer than someone’s earlobes.
Dress codes are typically rules that depend on the school and may depend on factors such as community values, and decisions made by the school boards. However, there are usually certain protections in state laws that prohibit descrimination based on hair By employers and schools. An example would be Texas’s very own CROWN act (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair).
