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A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Black high school student who was suspended for wearing locs, per BET .

Darryl George , a student at Barbers Hill High School in Texas, was initially pulled from the classroom in August 2023 for wearing his hair in dreadlocks rolled into a bun. The school’s dress code prohibits male students from wearing hair that extends below the eyebrows, ear lobes, or shirt collar, even if the style is tied up.

George’s family filed a formal complaint with the Texas Education Agency and a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Texas governor and attorney general, along with the Barbers Hill Independent School District, alleging discrimination.

Last month, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Brown ruled in favor of the district and dis

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