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, ...

Most Texas schools still have discriminatory dress code policies, according to a new report from the ACLU. Caro Achar is the engagement coordinator on the policy and advocacy team at the ACLU of Texas ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For Greg Poole, the Barbers Hills, Texas, schools superintendent, a court battle over the length of a Black student’s hair comes down to who decides the policies of the Houston-area district. The ...

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 ...