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A Black Texas high school student who was suspended because his loc hairstyle violated the district’s dress code was suspended again upon his return to school Monday, an attorney for the family told CNN.
Darryl George has been suspended for more than two weeks because his loc hairstyle violates the Barbers Hill Independent School District dress and grooming code, according to his family.
The code states that “male students’ hair will not extend, at any time, below the eyebrows or below the ear lobes,” CNN previously reported.
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The code states that “male students’ hair will not extend, at any time, below the eyebrows or below the ear lobes” CNN previously reported.
Is this school stuck in 1959?
What do you want to bet that the code for “female students” is at least three times as long and contains the words “leg skin”?
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More like 1859
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Ruby Bridges is still alive. MLK Jr would be
7094 if he weren’t assassinated. This isn’t something that’s a relic of the ancient past. It’s something we’re barely starting to address in the current day.Small correction - MLK Jr would be 94 today. He was born in 1929.
Ah, correct. I was accidentally looking at his marriage year. My mistake.
You’re right, of course, but I was referring to the times when such attitudes were considered somewhat acceptable in some places, not the unfortunate fact that they’ve endured.
Those attitudes are definitely considered acceptable in more places than you may think. We’ve made substantial progress from wide acceptance of “these groups aren’t really people” bullshit, but not nearly as much as we really should have.
Jesus would get suspended.
I mean… he kind of did.
Nailed it
J-dawg is always hanging around.
Yeah, Texas isn’t kind to those of us with unique hairstyles.
It is Texas so yeah.
What is this? The tiny town from Footloose?
It’s a small town in Chambers County, Texas.
They want that All American Good Ol’ Boy Johnny Unitas, not that scandalous hippie ne’er-do-well Joe Namath
… Darryl was suspended the same week the state’s CROWN Act, a law prohibiting discrimination based on one’s hair texture or protective hairstyle such as locs and braids, went into effect.
This is what systemic racism looks like in real life.
I’m surprised Texas would even pass such a law.
I’d expect Texas to pass the opposite, tbh
I’d expect Texas to pass such law but twist it somehow and oppress minorities using some loophole in that law.
This particular School District has pulled this stunt so many times that the State of Texas passed a damn law, called the CROWN Act, to make them stop! They’re back it claiming that the CROWN Act doesn’t regulate length or color.
The CROWN Act sailed through the Texas Legislature with strong bi-partisan support and Gov Abbott even held a formal signing ceremony for it. How god damned racist do you have to be that even those people think you’ve gone too far?
When the Texas legislature and Abbott both think you’ve gone too far right, you’ve catastrophically fucked up on an inhumane level.
At what point do they start firing the people in charge of the school district?
Only if they’ve got blue tinges to their politics, otherwise, nah, yer good. Do what you like.
If it’s anything like my state, the board members make that decision and they are elected by the community. So that point is probably far, far away.
I’m amazed at the lengths some people will go to for such trivial things. I’m not surprised at all that a school had an old rule, or that they’ve been called out on it. But to try to bypass laws to enforce such a, let’s be real, silly rule of no real consequence, is just amazing.
I just can’t put myself in the head of some principal wo believes dress codes are the most important thing in the world. Just fucking back down.
The principal doesn’t give a shit about the dress code beyond how it can provide a way to hurt black students. In that context it becomes obvious that they’re going to extreme lengths because they consider inflicting harm to be important.
Dress codes are like THE tool schools use to punish students that they dont like. eg. minorities, girls, anyone that doesnt conform to gender norms i.e trans kids etc. They cant get away with coming out and saying “whites only” so they selectively enforce the rules to target anyone they want.
I got suspended once for wearing a shirt with an anatomical drawing of a human skull on it. Like annotated and shit. I got sent to the principal multiple times for wearing simple eyeliner. They would literally force us to shave our faces with shitty disposable razors in a school bathroom if we had stubble. I’ve been able to grow a full beard since freshman year. I was more of a distraction covered in little cuts and nicks that my fucking stubble ever was. And this was over 11 years ago. I’m sure shit has only gotten worse in the little country towns in Texas. I have zero respect for any authorities figures. The only thing this kinda bullshit teaches you is to hate those with a modicum of power and to wish for the collapse of society.
To be fair, this rule was probably created to specifically oppress hippies. The “whites only” unspoken rule was probably enforced by the community at large.
The current administration has simply co-opted the anti hippy rule for racism!
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While you’re not wrong, dress codes are also used to reduce bullying (rich and poor kids tend to look more similar) and truancy (going into arcades during the day in school clothes is noticeable).
[Reduce. I didn’t say stop.]
One of the schools I went to had recently (as of when I was there) relaxed its code so that you only had to wear a plain white shirt (with the school logo, which you could buy separately) and blue pants (jeans counted). I say this only to say: not all dress codes are overly oppressive and evil. And it’s so much easier never having to think about what to wear. The Steve Jobs of school wear.
But yeah, how it’s being used here is complete BS.
I said this in another thread, but this may be unconstitutional based on Bostock v. Clayton County. That was about employment though. You can’t discriminate based on sex. In the case it’s about discriminating against a gay person because “being attracted to women” is allowed for men but not women. So a hairstyle should not be allowed for women and not men. They are discriminating based on sex.
I think you’re right actually. Bostock established that if changing the person’s gender makes something unacceptable become acceptable, it’s sexual discrimination.
As long as the Court respects precedent, which sadly is no longer a given, the school district is clearly in the wrong.
The good news is the majority opinion was written by Gorsuch, and it was 6-3 with 5 still serving on the court. I’ve yet to see anyone bring this up.
I bet I can guess the 3
You can always guess 2.
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Children & students historically don’t get the benefit of precedent or rights afforded to adults, unfortunately. Hope to see a different outcome here.
The kicker is that Texas passed the CROWN Act this year, so discrimination based on hairstyle is actually illegal here now.
This is basically a test case for the new law: https://www.aol.com/news/texas-school-district-suspended-student-010157918.html
That’s actually my theory. The CROWN act is designed to prevent racial discrimination and went into effect on the same week. My bet is that this kid is being used as a scapegoat to get the law challenged by the SCOTUS.
SCOTUS can’t rule on it; it’s a state law designed to prohibit discrimination based on hairstyle
Loco parentis, not only do children not have rights, but everyone in the school system is like their parent. They can “raise” them anyway they want, sadly.
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Also Conservatives: No, not like that! My feelings!!!
Am I the only one seeing this kid’s picture and thinking he’s the least offensive teenager I’ve seen this week?
Dress code standards for hair and appearance are pretty dumb… but even as they are written in this school district, I don’t understand how this kid’s hair violates it.
The code says the hair can’t extend below the eyebrows or below the ear lobs…and this kid’s hair is above his eyebrows and above his ear lobes. I’m going off the front, side, and back photos that are attached to the linked news article. What is the problem?
The “problem” is hes black and the school wanted to punish him for that. But they dont want to just come out and say it just like they didnt want to show their faces back in the days of the klan.
From the interview, his mother says it’s because if he let his hair down it might “extend below the eyebrows or below the ear lobes”. I think it’s a poorly written policy, because in my interpretation, he would only be in violation if he let his hair down, but he’s in compliance as long as he never does that at school. And even then, would for example, an afro violate that? It sounds like they should have included in the policy “male students’ hair will must be no longer than 3" at any point" but again, that’s a poorly written policy, waiting for holes to be punched in it.
It’s well written for its intended purpose.
I’m assuming that his hair was slightly different from when this picture was taken. Not that it matters even a little bit. Codes like this are written for the purpose of giving authorities an excuse to persecute. Wouldn’t be surprising if they ignored plenty of violations from “upstanding” (read: white) students.
Poor kid. 2 weeks of his schooling disrupted over complete bs. Dress code is already mostly bs, but leave it to Texas to take it the nth degree and dictate hair length. Not even in Utah do they have such draconian rules on hair length.
If it makes you feel any better he probably isn’t missing much because of how little funding texas schools have to work with.
That’s probably the only time I’ve seen the word “loc” outside of Don’t Be A Menace.
Don’t really think the school has a leg to stand on here. It’s a neat and tidy haircut. It’s not something I’d get done, but that’s mostly because I’m a mid-40’s balding white man.
Suspending someone for having a black haircut is asking for trouble. Even in Texas.
I just wanna say I think this hairstyle is beautiful!
Not only is his hairstyle beautiful, it suits his face extremely well. If I were his mother I would fight them all to let him keep it as it is (or move to a better disrict, if I had the means)
Is it a new thing to call dreads a “loc hairstyle” or something? I’ve never heard anything but ‘dreads’ or ‘dreadlocks’.
The term has been around at least since the mid 90s.
yeah it comes from OG Loc
Man, CJ you busta.
Short for leave-in (conditioner), oil, cream. It’s the method of care for certain hairstyles.
Here I was thinking that loc was for “locks” which itself was for dreadlocks
Yes. Not sure how new it is, but that’s what it means.
How to Maintain Locs
Note to anyone melanin-deficient: Don’t put wax or oil or shit in dreads it prevents felting (just as natural hair grease does). Doesn’t really matter if you have thick curly hair thus black folks do it because it’s a quick way to deal with frizz, if you have any other hair structure though you’ll end up with candles instead of dreads.
The method for whiteys also works for black folks, and that’s residue-free, silicone-free soap (ordinary shampoos contain silicones to replace grease and thus prevent felting), then mechanical treatment: Palm rolling, root tightening, as well as crocheting (with a crocheting needle if you have someone to do it for you, otherwise a large needle with a string loop). Never use a hair-dryer instead learn to headbang, make sure to actually let your dreads dry to the core (can take a whole day from not dripping to dry, depending on temperature/humidity). Once in a while a sour rinse (apple cider vinegar or citric acid) to flush out mineral residue, ending every wash with a cold rinse also helps, that has to do with how the little scales on hair react to temperature, cold closes them.
As to specific products: I use Frosch dish washing detergent because I trust them to not put nasty shit in it, if you don’t have access to it use specialised dread shampoo (or if you don’t fancy smelling like janitorial lemon). Hard soaps can work but they’re not always stellar when it comes to being residue-free, some are right-out atrocious. Dudu Osun generally isn’t, and generally worth the price. As to acid: Actually straight citric acid dissolved in water. The same stuff I use to clean, or put in food if in a pinch (it’s food-grade). String for the needle: The absolute best you can get or you’ll be tearing it all the time.
Is he going to some kind of military school?
No.
Just because there are guns everywhere doesn’t mean it’s military, just American.
It’s because he’s black and the faculty are fucking with him.
Seriously, according to their own shitting rules his hair still doesn’t go past the eye brows and below the ear lobes.
Like do they want everyone to have eye height bowl cuts?
