A study conducted by the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas discovered discriminatory language in Texas school dress codes. The study cites examples of discrimination based on gender, race, ...

Darryl George, a student in Barbers Hill ISD near Houston, is being punished by the district over his locs, which he wears tied and twisted on top of his head. The district says George's hair violates ...

The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas (ACLU) recently published a report on discriminatory dress codes in the state. The report looked at dress codes for about 97% of school districts in Texas ...

For as long as schools have policed hairstyles as part of their dress codes, some students have seen the rules as attempts to deny their cultural and religious identities. Nowhere have school rules on ...

A report by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas found that most public schools in the state still have discriminatory dress codes. “After a comprehensive review of almost every Texas ...

Correction (July 25, 7 a.m.): This article has been updated to reflect that the Texas CROWN Act was passed by the 88th Texas Legislature and signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott in May 2023. Dress ...

The school told local media outlets the dress code changes were a result of concerns and recommendations brought forward by parents and teachers. Norma De La Rosa, president of the El Paso Teachers ...

PARIS, Texas — While Texas school leaders decide whether to require masks, one district has apparently found a loophole to Governor Greg Abbott's ban on mandates. The board for the Paris Independent ...

For as long as schools have policed hairstyles as part of their dress codes, some students have seen the rules as attempts to deny their cultural and religious identities. Nowhere have school rules on ...

A Texas superintendent doubled down on the district's decision to punish a Black student who wears dreadlocks for violating its dress code even after being faced with litigation. The superintendent of ...