51 Texas school districts are not complying with state ban on hairstyle discrimination, ACLU says

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51 Texas school districts are not complying with state ban on hairstyle discrimination, ACLU says
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At least one school district, Tolar ISD in North Texas, told the ACLU it would update its policies to comply with the CROWN Act.

, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news., which bans race-based hair discrimination, and urged them to update their dress code policies.

“All Texas school districts — including those that we have identified — must immediately comply with the Texas CROWN Act,” said Chloe Kempf, an attorney at the ACLU of Texas. “Not only is it the law — but it’s essential for ensuring that students of color are free to be themselves and to express their racial and cultural identity at school.”sent letters to the 51

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