A trial is underway over a Black student punished by Texas school district because of his hairstyle

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : "Allie Booker, Darryl George's attorney, said when lawmakers approved the new law, they discussed allowing longer hairstyles to be gathered up and still be protected by the CROWN Act.
56% : Several of the lawmakers who wrote the CROWN Act were expected to testify on behalf of George.
53% : Sara Leon, an attorney for the school district, told Cain that the Barbers Hill dress code "is consistent with the CROWN Act" and that the policy "is race neutral.
47% : "But Allie Booker, George's attorney, has argued that the Texas lawmakers who wrote the CROWN Act had safeguarding hair length in mind as many of the hairstyles protected by the new law require hair to be long.
45% : In court documents, the school district maintains its policy does not violate the CROWN Act because the law does not mention or cover hair length.
35% : At issue is whether Darryl George's monthslong punishment for violating his Houston-area school district's dress code limiting the length of boys' hair violates the CROWN Act.
25% : "George's family has also filed a formal complaint with the Texas Education Agency and a federal civil rights lawsuit against Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton, along with the school district, alleging they failed to enforce the CROWN Act.

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