A Texas district court judge ruled that an18-year-old Black high school student could not wear his hair in locs curled around his head since if let fall, it would be below his shirt collar, eyebrows or head in violation of the district dress code policy. The judge found that the dress code did not violate Texas’ CROWN Act that district policies “may not discriminate against a hair texture or protective hairstyle commonly or historically associated with race.” (Free Speech Center, February 22, 2024, by Juan A. Lozanou of The Associated Press)
The family sued in federal court saying that wearing locs was an “expression of cultural pride.” (The New York Times, February 22, 2024, by Christine Hauser and Patrick McGee)