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51 Texas school districts are not complying with state ban on hairstyle discrimination, ACLU says
Read full article: 51 Texas school districts are not complying with state ban on hairstyle discrimination, ACLU saysAt least one school district, Tolar ISD in North Texas, told the ACLU it would update its policies to comply with the CROWN Act.
Puerto Rico bans discrimination against those who wear Afros and other hairstyles on diverse island
Read full article: Puerto Rico bans discrimination against those who wear Afros and other hairstyles on diverse islandPuerto Rico’s governor has signed a law that prohibits discrimination against people wearing Afros, twists, braids and other hairstyles in the racially diverse U.S. territory.
‘Hair is everything:’ Stylists share dozens of hair designs at first annual Black Excellence Hair Showcase
Read full article: ‘Hair is everything:’ Stylists share dozens of hair designs at first annual Black Excellence Hair ShowcaseThis is the first Black History Month in which Texas has a CROWN Act.
Judge says Texas school district can punish Black student for length of his hairstyle
Read full article: Judge says Texas school district can punish Black student for length of his hairstyleAfter a short trial, a Texas judge ruled that Barbers Hill school officials are not violating a new state law prohibiting hair discrimination.
A Texas school has punished a Black student over his hairstyle for months. Neither side is backing down.
Read full article: A Texas school has punished a Black student over his hairstyle for months. Neither side is backing down.In a test of Texas’ new CROWN Act prohibiting discrimination based on hairstyles, a judge said the Barbers Hill school district can limit the length of male students’ hair.
Texas high school sends Black student back to in-school suspension over his locs hairstyle
Read full article: Texas high school sends Black student back to in-school suspension over his locs hairstyleA Texas high school sent a Black student back to in-school suspension for refusing to change his hairstyle, renewing a monthslong standoff over a dress code policy the teen’s family calls discriminatory.
Black student suspended over his hairstyle to be sent to an alternative education program
Read full article: Black student suspended over his hairstyle to be sent to an alternative education programA Black student who spent more than a month on in-school suspension over his dreadlocks has been told he will be removed from his Texas high school and sent to a disciplinary alternative education program on Thursday.
A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. Now his family is suing Texas officials
Read full article: A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. Now his family is suing Texas officialsThe family of a Black high school student in Texas has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the state’s governor and attorney general over being suspended by his school district for his hairstyle.
A Black student in Texas was suspended for his hairstyle. The school says it wasn’t discrimination
Read full article: A Black student in Texas was suspended for his hairstyle. The school says it wasn’t discriminationA Black high school student in Texas has been punished with an in-school suspension over his hairstyle for over two weeks, his mother said.
‘A weight is lifted off my shoulders:’ San Antonians celebrate CROWN Act taking effect in Texas
Read full article: ‘A weight is lifted off my shoulders:’ San Antonians celebrate CROWN Act taking effect in TexasHouse Bill 567 took effect Sept. 1. The law prohibits race-based hair discrimination across Texas.
San Antonio women react to Gov. Greg Abbott signing CROWN Act into law
Read full article: San Antonio women react to Gov. Greg Abbott signing CROWN Act into lawAs we prepare to commemorate Juneteenth on Monday, women in San Antonio are reflecting on how the CROWN Act law will prohibit discrimination based on hair texture.
Abbott signs into law CROWN Act banning race-based hair discrimination
Read full article: Abbott signs into law CROWN Act banning race-based hair discriminationGov. Greg Abbott over the weekend signed into law a bill prohibiting race-based hair discrimination in Texas workplaces, schools and housing policies. It goes into effect in September.
Texas lawmakers consider bill that would prevent schools and workplaces from discriminatory bans on dreadlocks, other hairstyles
Read full article: Texas lawmakers consider bill that would prevent schools and workplaces from discriminatory bans on dreadlocks, other hairstylesThe House State Affairs Committee heard testimony in support of the CROWN Act to ban race-based hair discrimination Thursday morning. Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune