Black student suspended over his hairstyle to be sent to an alternative education program

[Jilly_in_VA]

After serving more than a month of in-school suspension over his dreadlocks, a Black student in Texas was told he will be removed from his high school and sent to a disciplinary alternative education program on Thursday.

Darryl George, 18, is a junior at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu and has been suspended since Aug. 31. He will be sent to EPIC, an alternative school program, from Oct. 12 through Nov. 29 for “failure to comply” with multiple campus and classroom regulations, the principal said in a Wednesday letter provided to The Associated Press by the family.

Principal Lance Murphy wrote that George has repeatedly violated the district’s “previously communicated standards of student conduct.” The letter also says that George will be allowed to return to regular classroom instruction on Nov. 30 but will not be allowed to return to his high school’s campus until then unless he’s there to discuss his conduct with school administrators.

Barbers Hill Independent School District prohibits male students from having hair extending below the eyebrows, ear lobes or top of a T-shirt collar, according to the student handbook. Additionally, hair on all students must be clean, well-groomed, geometrical and not an unnatural color or variation. The school does not require uniforms.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/black-student-suspended-hairstyle-texas-crown-act-rcna120073

Texass. In direct violation of the state's own CROWN act.

[Lunabell]

1. I looked at the school 's website showing pics of the staff.

White face after white face after white face. I only looked at the first half dozen pages, but I got the idea. We see you, Texas.

[canuckledragger]

2. That kind of thing would earn a hearty "Go fuck yourselves" from me

...at any age.

Hair has nothing to do with learning ability, but everything to do with bigoted, racist assholes looking to control everyone.

[LiberalFighter]

3. 2023 and it is still happening

I grew up in all white city with interaction with minorities in sports. Never had negative feelings towards them that I didn't apply to whites too.

Had more interaction in college. Again primarily in sports but this time it included on home team. In both cases as a team manager in three sports.

I had a roommate for one semester from Madagascar.

I haven't seen anything to support whites being superior to all blacks or other minorities.

[twodogsbarking]

4. Makes no sense. Not surprised.