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The Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act of 2022 (also known as the CROWN Act of 2022) was a bill in the United States Congress intended to prohibit discrimination based on an individual's hair texture or hairstyle by classifying such discrimination illegal under federal law. [1]
Supporters of Darryl George hold signs during a protest outside of the home of Barbers Hill Independent School District superintendent Greg Poole, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024 in Baytown, Texas.
A judge ruled that a Texas high school was not violating the CROWN Act by punishing a Black teen over the length of his dreadlocks. Texas school hair policy that left Black teen suspended for ...
Texas: May 29, 2023: Passed the CROWN Act [34] Michigan: June 15, 2023 Passed the CROWN Act, amending the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act [35] Vermont: July 1, 2024 Legislation implemented and signed by the Governor, to ban hair style discrimination [36] New Hampshire: September 1, 2024 [37]
This is not the first time the school district has been involved in a hair controversy. In 2020, two students were suspended for the length of their dreadlocks.
In 1973, South Korea under Park Chung-hee introduced the Minor Offenses Act which limited the length of hair for males and mandated a minimum length of skirts for females. There are no specific definitions of acceptable hair length, and violators were often taken to police stations and had their hair cut against their will. [24]
A new policy regarding hair length for male students in the Peaster Independent School District has prompted an online petition signed by thousands. North Texas student resists dress code after ...
The Constitution of the State of Texas is the document that establishes the structure and function of the government of the U.S. state of Texas and enumerates the basic rights of the citizens of Texas. The current document was adopted on February 15, 1876, and is the seventh constitution in Texas history (including the Mexican constitution).