MONT BELVIEU, Texas (AP) — A Black high school student in Texas has served more than two weeks of in-school suspensions for wearing twisted dreadlocks to school. When he arrived Monday with the same ...

After serving more than a month of in-school suspension over his dreadlocks, a Black student in Texas was told he will be removed from his high school and sent to a disciplinary alternative education ...

Tucked on page 56 of the Tolar school district’s student handbook was a rule that the ACLU of Texas believed violated state law. “Building administrators reserve the right to determine appropriate ...

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 ...

Rachel Ridge (left) watches Rhetta Bowers talk about race at the dining table during the Together We Dine event. A bill carried by Bowers, D-Garland, prohibiting racial discrimination on hairstyle or ...

After suspending a Black student over his dreadlocks, a Texas high school sent a notice to his family saying the student will be sent to a disciplinary education program, according to a letter ...

The 19th Ward of Rochester is home to a vibrant Jamaican community, whose cultural influence is seen throughout the neighborhood—especially in the widespread embrace of locs. Rooted in the Rastafari ...

Dreadlocks, often referred to as locs, have long stood as a profound symbol of cultural identity and personal expression. Today, they are widely embraced as a beautiful, protective hairstyle deeply ...

MONT BELVIEU, Texas — A Black high school student in Texas has been punished with an in-school suspension over his hairstyle for over two weeks. The family has argued he is not violating the dress ...

After serving more than a month of in-school suspension over his dreadlocks, a Black student in Texas was told he will be removed from his high school and sent to a disciplinary alternative education ...