Texas High School Student's Suspension Over Locs Sparks Legal Battle

The case, involving the CROWN Act and school dress code, raises questions about race-based hair discrimination.

Darryl George, a Black high school student in Texas, has been suspended for months due to his locs hairstyle, which the school district claims violates their dress code.
George's family has filed a civil rights lawsuit, arguing that the suspension is discriminatory and violates the CROWN Act, a Texas law prohibiting race-based hair discrimination.
The Barbers Hill School District maintains that students do not have a federally protected right to wear their hair in any style or length of their choice while attending school.
Legal proceedings are complicated by multiple lawsuits, including one by the school district seeking clarification on whether their dress code violates the CROWN Act.
George's attorney is seeking a temporary injunction to halt the school district's punishment, but this cannot proceed until other legal motions are resolved.