A judge ordered Wednesday that a trial be held next month to determine whether a Black high school student in the Houston area can continue being punished by his district for refusing to change a hairstyle he and his family say is protected by a new state law.
The video above is about Barbers Hill ISD asking the court to clarify the CROWN Act after suspending a student again over his dreadlocks.
Darryl George, 18, has not been in his regular classroom at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu since Aug. 31. Instead, he has either been
or spending time in an off-site disciplinary program.
The school district has said George’s long hair, which he wears in neatly tied and twisted locs on top of his head, violates a district dress code that limits hair length for boys. The district has said other students with locs comply with the length policy.
George, a junior, said Wednesday that he has felt stress and frustration over what he sees as unfair punishment, but that he was grateful to soon be getting his day in court.