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Trial to assess Texas high school's punishment of Black student over hairstyle in light of new law - WFIN Local News

Feb 22, 2024 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -10% Center

  • Reliability

    25% ReliablePoor

  • Policy Leaning

    -10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    -7% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

85% : "I love my hair, it is sacred and it is my strength," George has said in court documents.
50% : "But Allie Booker, George's attorney, has argued 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.TEXAS SUPERINTENDENT DOUBLES DOWN
47% : ON SUSPENDING BLACK STUDENT FOR DREADLOCKS HAIRSTYLE, VIOLATING DRESS CODESeveral of the lawmakers who wrote the CROWN Act were expected to testify on behalf of George.
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.
36% : At issue is whether Darryl George's monthslong punishment for violating his Houston-area school district's dress code policy 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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