At least one school district, Tolar ISD in North Texas, told the ACLU it would update its policies to comply with the CROWN Act.
We’re testing using AI-powered tools to provide an audio version of this story. While this audio recording is machine-generated, the story was written by human journalists.The Texas CROWN Act prohibits schools, workplaces and housing authorities from discriminating against hairstyles historically associated with race such as dreadlocks, cornrows or afros.
“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.”they found weren’t complying with the law.
The CROWN Act was signed into law last year after receiving overwhelming support from the Texas Legislature. Social justice advocate Adjoa B. Asamoah first pitched the legislation in 2018.that Barbers Hill ISD did not violate the CROWN Act when district officials punished a Black student for wearing his hair in long locs.
Darryl George, a junior at Barbers Hill High School, had been in-school suspension since August of last year because of his hairstyle. The monthslong dispute came to a head when Judge Chap B. Cain Ⅲ ruled that Barber Hill ISD can enforce its dress code policy, which prohibits male students from wearing hair that exceeds a certain length.Independent Texas reporting needs your support.
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