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TexasTowelie

(116,875 posts) Tue Sep 19, 2023, 11:09 PM Sep 2023

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Texas high school defends decision to suspend Black 17-year-old over hair style - NBC News

A Texas high school is defending its decision to suspend a Black 17-year-old student for two weeks after wearing his hair in dreadlocks. This is despite a law that took effect prohibiting racial descrimination based on hairstyles. Rehema Ellis reports.

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Texas high school defends decision to suspend Black 17-year-old over hair style - NBC News (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 2023 OP

That's racial discrimination, imo. Cha Sep 2023 #1

It's also sex discrimination . . . markpkessinger Sep 2023 #5

it's ridiculous Skittles Sep 2023 #2

I'm telling ya - they are doing their best to take us back to the 50's. walkingman Sep 2023 #3

Here's what I don't get about this . . . markpkessinger Sep 2023 #4

Cha

(305,448 posts)

1. That's racial discrimination, imo.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed Sep 20, 2023, 01:25 AM

Sep 2023

TY

markpkessinger

(8,563 posts)

5. It's also sex discrimination . . .

Reply to Cha (Reply #1)

Thu Sep 21, 2023, 02:25 PM

Sep 2023

. . . because the school district has a policy about hair length that applies only to boys!

Skittles

(159,384 posts)

2. it's ridiculous

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed Sep 20, 2023, 03:04 AM

Sep 2023

the rules for hair should be: should be clean and groomed, end of fucking story

walkingman

(8,364 posts)

3. I'm telling ya - they are doing their best to take us back to the 50's.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed Sep 20, 2023, 06:32 AM

Sep 2023

markpkessinger

(8,563 posts)

4. Here's what I don't get about this . . .

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Thu Sep 21, 2023, 02:24 PM

Sep 2023

. . . The school district has a policy about hair that applies to boys only. How is that not sex discrimination?

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