The same week his state outlawed racial discrimination based on hairstyles, a Black high school student in Texas was suspended because school officials said his locs violated the district’s dress code.

Darryl George, a junior at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, received an in-school suspension after he was told his hair fell below his eyebrows and ear lobes. George, 17, wears his hair in thick twisted dreadlocks, tied on top of his head, said his mother, Darresha George.

George served the suspension last week. His mother said he plans to return to the Houston-area school Monday, wearing his dreadlocks in a ponytail, even if he is required to attend an alternative school as a result.

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[–] 60 points 3 years ago (14 children)

Can we like... dissolve Texas as a state? They suck.

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  • [–] 20 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    They keep talking about secession. Maybe they should be encouraged

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  • [–] 12 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Except for NASA, please move it to a better state.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    I'm sure somewhere there's a report that says Texas is becoming too hot for operations. Nothing jumped out at me searching "site:nasa.gov type:.pdf climate launch operations in texas future."

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    As a Texan, please feel free to ask your representatives to affirm our right of secession.

    I really would prefer the US not split into chunks but Texit is surprisingly popular here.

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