Darryl George Is Back, and He’s Still Fighting for His Dreadlocks

By Aziah Siid | Word In Black(WIB) – A metro Houston teenager who was suspended from school for refusing to cut his dreadlocks has urged a judge to let him go back to that school so he can spend his senior year  “like a normal teenage student” while his case drags on through court. The student, Darryl George, 18,& wants a federal judge to issue a temporary restraining order to clear his return to Barbers Hill High School — and to prevent district officials from further punishing him for not cutting his locs. If the judge agrees,& George could return to the school while the lawsuit he filed against the Barbers Hill School District proceeds.RELATED:& Black Hair as a BattlegroundThe teen’s request comes after District Judge Jeffrey Brown in August dismissed most of the claims George t and his mother  made against the Barbers Hill School District. They alleged the district committed racial and gender discrimination against George when they chose to suspend him.Brown allowed only the gender discrimination claim stand, but questioned whether the school district’s hair rules causes more harm than good.& Two other students challenged the Barbers Hill’s hair policy back in May 2020. Both of those...