Family of Black high school student files federal lawsuit over hair discrimination

[Tommy Tainant]

Family of Black high school student files federal lawsuit over hair discrimination

Darryl George, 17, of Texas has been serving an in-school suspension since 31 August for refusing to cut his dreadlocks

www.theguardian.com

I do wonder if the school have thought this through ? These petty rulings have no effect on education and in this case are just discriminatory.

Every year we hear of some shool that thinks its a military academy. I believe that this is one of the schools that turned its libraries into jail cells. Ho hum.

The young man is smart and obviously takes a pride in his appearance. What else do they want ?

 

[rightwinger]

Schools need to keep up with the culture

 

[Tommy Tainant]

Schools need to keep up with the culture

They should just teach and stop messing with stuff that doesnt matter.

 

[rightwinger]

They should just teach and stop messing with stuff that doesnt matter.

The world is changing

Blacks have corn rows and braids
Kids have their hair dyed extreme colors
Kids have piercings and tattoos
Some kids dress for religious reasons

We are no longer in 1950s America

 

[Woodznutz]

The world is changing

Blacks have corn rows and braids
Kids have their hair dyed extreme colors
Kids have piercings and tattoos
Some kids dress for religious reasons

We are no longer in 1950s America

Sooo, learning isn't really necessary?

 

[DGS49]

...and the public school educational outcomes reflect the benefits of this newfound freedom.

School is supposed to be preparation for life. What employer would hire someone with the preposterous hairstyles that are currently in vogue? They can't all be rappers and youtube stars.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

1) The article is entirely based on accusations by his family.
2) The photo they chose to show of the student would not violate their dress code, why didn't they show photos of how he was wearing it in school?
3) The "hair rule" does not specify style, despite the family saying that. Simply not true. The rule is that hair cannot be work to be below their eyebrows and over their ears. Which is a reasonable rule.

Once again yet another liberal rag based on one representation of the story, not the actual truth and of course implying raaaacism.

Morons. All of you.

 

[initforme]

Hair and hair color shouldn't matter. Nobody cares. Make the school pay.

 

[bodecea]

...and the public school educational outcomes reflect the benefits of this newfound freedom.

School is supposed to be preparation for life. What employer would hire someone with the preposterous hairstyles that are currently in vogue? They can't all be rappers and youtube stars.

Lots do.

 

[justoffal]

Sooo, learning isn't really necessary?

Math is racist

 

[lennypartiv]

We are no longer in 1950s America

Unfortunately.

 

[justoffal]

1) The article is entirely based on accusations by his family.
2) The photo they chose to show of the student would not violate their dress code, why didn't they show photos of how he was wearing it in school?
3) The "hair rule" does not specify style, despite the family saying that. Simply not true. The rule is that hair cannot be work to be below their eyebrows and over their ears. Which is a reasonable rule.

Once again yet another liberal rag based on one representation of the story, not the actual truth and of course implying raaaacism.

Morons. All of you.

Dress codes are a good thing....

 

[leftwinger]

Tough punks used to sew American flags upside down on the back of jean jackets too. Marxist school officials had no problem with that dress style. Killing Communists in Vietnam was a bad thing for the Leftist loons.

 

[Tommy Tainant]

...and the public school educational outcomes reflect the benefits of this newfound freedom.

School is supposed to be preparation for life. What employer would hire someone with the preposterous hairstyles that are currently in vogue? They can't all be rappers and youtube stars.

...and the public school educational outcomes reflect the benefits of this newfound freedom.

School is supposed to be preparation for life. What employer would hire someone with the preposterous hairstyles that are currently in vogue? They can't all be rappers and youtube stars.

You really are a seething cauldron of hate arent you ?

 

[Superbadbrutha]

Since you love to defend white folks on the right, tell us Struth what do you think about this case?

 

[rightwinger]

Sooo, learning isn't really necessary?

Now you are getting it
None of that has anything to do with learning

 

[Hellbilly]

Dress codes are a good thing....

I could not disagree more.

 

[lennypartiv]

Now you are getting it
None of that has anything to do with learning

He needs to learn to do his hair in a normal way.

 

[Superbadbrutha]

He needs to learn to do his hair in a normal way.

What's a normal way?

 

[initforme]

Unfortunately.

I lived thru the 50s. I'm glad nothing resembles the 50s.