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The same week his state outlawed racial discrimination based on hairstyles, a Black high school student in Texas was suspended because school officials said his locs violated the district’s dress code.

Darryl George, a junior at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, received an in-school suspension after he was told his hair fell below his eyebrows and ear lobes. George, 17, wears his hair in thick twisted dreadlocks, tied on top of his head, said his mother, Darresha George.

George served the suspension last week. His mother said he plans to return to the Houston-area school Monday, wearing his dreadlocks in a ponytail, even if he is required to attend an alternative school as a result.

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[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 60 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Can we like... dissolve Texas as a state? They suck.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] bunnyknuckles@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As a Texan, I'm okay with that.

[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I don't think Texans and Mexican Firearms Laws will get along too well.

[–] viperex@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They keep talking about secession. Maybe they should be encouraged

[–] Ashe@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I know so many great people in Texas who feel powerless. It's sad

[–] bobman@unilem.org 1 points 1 year ago

They have the power to leave and stop supporting the state economically.

[–] CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Don't give them the pleasure. Kick them out.

[–] Bloodwoodsrisen@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Looney Toons their ass and saw the state off of the country

[–] orphiebaby@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Have Yosemite Sam perforate the state off the country with bullets. You know he'd do it.

[–] warmaster@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Except for NASA, please move it to a better state.

[–] sebinspace@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago
[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I'm sure somewhere there's a report that says Texas is becoming too hot for operations. Nothing jumped out at me searching "site:nasa.gov type:.pdf climate launch operations in texas future."

[–] EarMaster@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The dinosaurs tried it millions of years ago but they missed it...

[–] Nahvi@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

As a Texan, please feel free to ask your representatives to affirm our right of secession.

I really would prefer the US not split into chunks but Texit is surprisingly popular here.