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Black Texas student given additional suspension for loc hairstyle (www.cnn.com)

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A Black Texas high school student who was suspended because his loc hairstyle violated the district’s dress code was suspended again upon his return to school Monday, an attorney for the family told CNN.

Darryl George has been suspended for more than two weeks because his loc hairstyle violates the Barbers Hill Independent School District dress and grooming code, according to his family.

The code states that “male students’ hair will not extend, at any time, below the eyebrows or below the ear lobes,” CNN previously reported.

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[–] aaaaaaadjsf@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The code states that “male students’ hair will not extend, at any time, below the eyebrows or below the ear lobes

I still remember going to schools with this rule, made any hairstyle impossible as I had a small forehead, and the teachers would make you undo your hairstyle or combover or whatever to check the length. Buzz cuts done with a trimmer guard shorter than a 3/4 inch / 9mm / a "three" length guard were also not allowed.

[–] Shinhoshi@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

WTF, they didn't allow buzz cuts either?!

[–] aaaaaaadjsf@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Buzzes were allowed, but the hair had to be longer than 9mm. That's what I mean with the guard lengths. It was done to prevent a skinhead or chiskop look. Basically you were allowed to have a buzzcut, but not allowed to be completely bald.

[–] Shinhoshi@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sure, I get what you’re saying, but I wouldn’t consider ¼ inch or even ⅛ inch “bald” by any means. I would consider that a normal buzz cut.

[–] aaaaaaadjsf@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah all the rules were stupid, I didn't understand them either