For those who had a nickel for every time Barber Hill Excessive College needed to go to court docket as a result of they needed a scholar to cut off their locs you’d solely have two nickels, however it might nonetheless be fairly bizarre. The primary time was in 2020 after they demanded De’Andre Arnold minimize off his set. Darryl George was their subsequent goal — he was instructed to chop his hair final 12 months. The silver lining was that Texas handed the CROWN Act a day later. Motivated partially by the effort the varsity gave De’Andre, the regulation was meant to prevent hair policies that were racial discrimination by proxy. Darryl’s household sued the varsity beneath it for requiring him to shave his locs, however the college responded that their coverage was colorblind as a result of it solely policed size. The decide sided with the varsity.
From CBS News:
“The Texas authorized system has validated our place that the district’s gown code doesn’t violate the CROWN Act and that the CROWN Act doesn’t give college students limitless self-expression,” Dr. Poole stated. “The U.S. Supreme Courtroom lately dominated that affirmative motion is a violation of the 14th Modification and we imagine the identical reasoning will ultimately be utilized to the CROWN Act.”
Of all of the issues the SFFA v. Harvard choice has been used as a bludgeon in opposition to, I didn’t anticipate hair kinds to be on the record. That stated, It might be unusual if, after the Texas CROWN Act is amended to incorporate size as a protected side of hair, De’Andre is allowed to have lengthy hair whereas his white male classmates can’t. There’s a attainable world the place the varsity’s hair size coverage is invalidated on the idea that it discriminates on the idea of intercourse, however unless Edward Blum has a change of heart will probably be loads tougher to foyer cash to sue on account of intercourse discrimination.
Texas School Did Not Violate CROWN Act By Suspending Darryl George For Hairstyle, Judge Rules [CBS News]
Earlier: The CROWN Act Is Gearing Up For Its Next Phase In The Senate
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