Texas school legally punished Black student over hairstyle, judge says

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

68% : Reynolds testified that hair length was not specifically discussed when the CROWN Act was proposed but "length was inferred with the very nature of the style.
51% : Attorney Sara Leon told Cain that the Barbers Hill dress code "is consistent with the CROWN Act" and that the policy "is race neutral.
49% : "Allie Booker, Darryl's George's attorney, presented only two witnesses: Darresha George and Democratic state Rep. Ron Reynolds, one of the co-authors of the CROWN Act.
45% : After just a few hours of testimony in Anahuac, state District Judge Chap Cain III ruled in favor of the school district, saying its ongoing discipline of George over the length of his hair is legal under the CROWN Act.
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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