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A Black Texas high school student who was suspended because his loc hairstyle violated the district’s dress code was suspended again upon his return to school Monday, an attorney for the family told CNN.

Darryl George has been suspended for more than two weeks because his loc hairstyle violates the Barbers Hill Independent School District dress and grooming code, according to his family.

The code states that “male students’ hair will not extend, at any time, below the eyebrows or below the ear lobes,” CNN previously reported.

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[–] Zombiepirate 251 points 1 year ago (6 children)

The code states that "male students' hair will not extend, at any time, below the eyebrows or below the ear lobes" CNN previously reported.

Is this school stuck in 1959?

[–] [email protected] 84 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

What do you want to bet that the code for "female students" is at least three times as long and contains the words "leg skin"?

[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Ruby Bridges is still alive. MLK Jr would be ~~70~~ 94 if he weren't assassinated. This isn't something that's a relic of the ancient past. It's something we're barely starting to address in the current day.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Small correction - MLK Jr would be 94 today. He was born in 1929.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ah, correct. I was accidentally looking at his marriage year. My mistake.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You’re right, of course, but I was referring to the times when such attitudes were considered somewhat acceptable in some places, not the unfortunate fact that they’ve endured.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Those attitudes are definitely considered acceptable in more places than you may think. We've made substantial progress from wide acceptance of "these groups aren't really people" bullshit, but not nearly as much as we really should have.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] Zombiepirate 52 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] bazus1 8 points 1 year ago

J-dawg is always hanging around.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Yeah, Texas isn't kind to those of us with unique hairstyles.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

It is Texas so yeah.

[–] FattestMattest 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What is this? The tiny town from Footloose?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It’s a small town in Chambers County, Texas.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

They want that All American Good Ol’ Boy Johnny Unitas, not that scandalous hippie ne’er-do-well Joe Namath