A trial began Thursday to determine if a Texas school district can continue to punish a Black high school student for refusing to change his hairstyle that he and his family say is protected by a new state law that prohibits race-based hair discrimination.
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.
The Barbers Hill school district filed a lawsuit seeking clarification of the new law. The bench trial is scheduled to last one day. State District Judge Chap Cain III is expected to issue a decision soon after its conclusion.
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