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News Articles: CROWN Act

Darryl George of Mont Belvieu, Texas, faced multiple suspensions for not cutting his hair.

Judge rules against majority of claims in Black student's hair discrimination case

Darryl George's fight to wear his natural hair first began last summer.

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  • Alana Wise
A number of Democratic lawmakers have reintroduced the CROWN Act, legislation that would ban discrimination based on one's hairstyle or hair texture. Here, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs Crown Act legislation on June 15, 2023 in Lansing, Mich. that will outlaw race-based hairstyle discrimination in workplaces and schools.

Black lawmakers reintroduce federal CROWN Act legislation to ban hair discrimination

The bill which was previously passed in the House in 2019 and 2022 but blocked in the Senate, aims to end race-based hair discrimination in schools and workplaces.

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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
Darryl George, 18, will spend the remainder of the year in in-school suspension, extending a punishment that was first imposed in August over his hairstyle that district officials maintain violates their dress code policy.

A Black Texas student has been suspended once again for his natural hairstyle

Darryl George, 18, showed up for class on Tuesday at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, Texas, before being removed and placed back into in-school suspension for his natural hairstyle.

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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
Darryl George will be sent to an alternative school program, from Oct. 12 through Nov. 29 for "failure to comply" with multiple campus and classroom regulations, the Barbers Hill High School principal said in a letter.

A Black Texas student suspended for his hairstyle is shifted to an alternative school

Darryl George, a junior at Barbers Hill High School, who was suspended for wearing a natural hairstyle, will be placed in a disciplinary alternative education program through Nov. 29.

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  • Jonathan Franklin
Darryl George, a 17-year-old junior at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, Texas, has been suspended for not cutting his hair.

A Black Texas student sues after he was suspended over his hairstyle

Darryl George was penalized for wearing his natural hairstyle that officials say violates a dress code. He's suing the state for failing to enforce an anti-discrimination law.

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  • Jonathan Franklin
Shana Bonner, left, styles the hair of Pho Gibson at Exquisite U hair salon in this July 3, 2019, file photo. The U.S. House passed a federal anti-bias bill to protect against discrimination of race-based hairstyles.

The House passes the CROWN Act, a bill banning discrimination on race-based hairdos

The U.S. Senate still must pass the CROWN Act before it can be approved by President Biden.

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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz