Phil Lewis: ANAHUAC, Texas (AP) — Judge says Texas school’s punishment of Black student doesn’t violate law banning race-based hair discrimination.

ANAHUAC, Texas (AP) — Judge says Texas school’s punishment of Black student doesn’t violate law banning race-based hair discrimination.

Darryl George has not been in his regular classes since Aug. 31 because his school district says he is violating its policy limiting the length of boys’ hair

Texas school legally punished Black student over hairstyle, judge sayst.co A judge has ruled that a Black high school student’s monthslong punishment by his Texas school district for refusing to change his hairstyle does not violate a new state law prohibiting race-based hai...

Whaaaaat the fuck

“Barbers Hill Superintendent Greg Poole wrote that districts with a traditional dress code are safer and have higher academic performance, and that ‘being an American requires conformity.’” The judge just ruled that that asshole was right.

“Being an American requires conformity.”

That’s the future they want

That bit right there makes me want to vomit. No the fuck it does not.

Exactly. That dickhead forgot our country was founded because people didn't want to conform.

"Compromise, Conformity, Assimilation, Submission, Ignorance, Hypocrisy, Brutality, The Elite, All of which are American dreams."

They just love Liberty so much

"Yes, we are all individuals!" - in chorus.

seems like a school superintendent should know the difference between correlation and causation. I bet those districts also have more Samoyed puppies

Conformity to *what*? Say it outloud, Superintendent.

> Barbers Hill Well, that explains the hair length dress code.

Limiting boys' hair length. Pathetic

Look, the name of the school district is *literally* BARBER'S HILL (I assume this is the hill that barbers will die on)

I hate that this made me laugh.

Wild

*IF* it was unbraided. So the hair doesn’t fall below what’s expected in the dress code, but yeah, IF it were to magically unbraid itself during Math 4th period, EGAD!

Wait until he sees what happens when our hair gets wet!

Perfect example of how misogyny and racism are mutually supporting systems, barely even distinct. You can always employ one in the service of the other.

I'm assuming there is no sex discrimination law either 😠

1. this ruling is bullshit 2. this school's treatment of this kid is bullshit 3. gender-specific dress codes are bullshit

Agree

Texas being Texas.

Two students who challenged withdrew from school and this student hasn’t gone to school this year. At least it hasn’t cost the district tens of thousands in legal bills.

“Being an American requires conformity.” Hum. Okay I guess? The country was famously founded by people who conformed too the rules in place 🤷‍♂️

Holy shit that’s an actual quote… From a Texan… I strongly suspect that dude has expressed support for toxic individualism at times, and if so the selective withholding of the principle would be VERY telling

Ah you’re right, it sounds even better coming from a Texan🤦‍♂️

Gender roles enforced by force seems bad.

Enforced at all outside of consensual power exchange such as roleplay.

FFS...This racist and homophobic behaviour from the hypocrite US christians are getting way out of hand.

Sex specific. So also a violation of federal law (Title IX) if they receive any federal funding.

“Being an American requires conformity” fucking villain ass motherfucker

This is ridiculous.

Smart way to stay out of school. In the 1960s we were told to get our hair cut - we never did!

why is a judge deciding rather than a jury?

Racist state upholds racist policy

fun fact: that school superintendant greg poole, hid his son from police long enough that they couldn't test his blood alcohol content after he wrecked his car. but at least he's not a black kid with dreads i guess?!

Days Texas hasn’t been a national embarrassment: 0

Texas huh?

Bigots.

That's some bullshit.

interesting bit to put at the very end of the article. This is literally a pattern, that the school has appeared to lose before.

I'll bet any amount of money that you care to wager that he raised hell about mask mandates.

Gatekeeping a young person's education over the natural length of their is disgusting and completely unconscionable.

A key quote from the linked article: In a paid ad that ran in January in the Houston Chronicle, Barbers Hill Superintendent Greg Poole wrote that districts with a traditional dress code are safer and have higher academic performance, and that “being an American requires conformity.”

What is the point of having judges and courts when they’re this wrong all the time?

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