This is so ridiculous and unnecessary.
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Ah, but see, it is cruel. So in the conservative mind it's okay.
Booker said after the Texas ruling Thursday that she intends to appeal the decision. She also said she will file an injunction in a pending federal lawsuit filed by Darresha and Darryl George against the school district as well as state leaders.
I hope this can get struck down on appeal. I'm glad they are continuing to fight. How racist and farcical. Poor kid.
Yeah, what about religious hairstyles, like Sihks having long hair gathered up on top of the head?
Just... let people have whatever hair they want...
Just… let people have whatever hair they want…
"Absolutely not."
– Conservatives, probably
I’m a man that has mostly had long hair since I was 14. It’s part of my identity. Their whole ‘collar length’ rule is one I would simply have laughed at them for.
But I’m white (and a man). No one tries to bully me when I set boundaries.
Fuck those administrators and their heavy-handed attempt to step on that child’s sense of self. Their school rules do not supersede state law.
And their rules don't supercede federal law. Some religions forbid cutting of hair (e.g. Sikh), so that would be protected under the first amendment. If one individual is not obligated to cut their hair for religious purposes, surely another individual could choose to not cut their hair under the equal protection clause, even without claiming religious exemption. If not, one party gets special privileges that another does not just because they're part of a protected class, which is unfair.
That said, I think they can absolutely enforce hair not going beyond your shoulders, since people can tie their hair up. There may be practical reasons for it (e.g. safety, such as in a shop class), or just a uniform standard of appearance. But that's not what the article is about. If I were the student's parents, I would seriously consider appealing on constitutional grounds.
Racist, racist is what it is. A conservative excercise in power, in service of reenforcing the racist hierarchy of white people over black people that Conservatives love so much.
Even beyond the obvious issue, boys being forced to have short hair is just sexist as hell.
The...the school district that is restricting hair styles is literally called "Barber Hill"? Like actually?
The times, they are a'changing. What a stupid time to be living. I do find some type of juvenile humor in a haircut being a problem at Barbers Hill.
Barbers Hill
I mean??? Of course they have haircut laws.
Someone remind the people in charge of this school that their blood is the same color as everyone else's, please.
A Texas judge on Thursday said the Barbers Hill Independent School District can punish a Black student who wears his hair in long locs without violating Texas’ new CROWN Act, which is meant to prevent hairstyle discrimination in schools and workplaces
The mental gymnastics
Fuck I read that as "can't".
“You need significant length to perform the style,” Booker said. “You can’t make braids with a crew cut. You can’t lock anything that isn’t long.”
They said he couldn't lock his hair because it was too short.