Whitey Ford
01-23-2020, 01:21 PM
Black Texas teen told to cut his dreadlocks to walk at graduation
The teen's family is from Trinidad. He said that his dreadlocks are part of his heritage and that many men in his family wear them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W0ghN3CaHg
A black teenager in Texas said he had been suspended and told he can't walk in his high school graduation ceremony unless he cuts his dreadlocks to meet the school district's dress code.
DeAndre Arnold, a senior at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, about 30 miles east of Houston, told NBC affiliate KPRC of Houston that his hair had been in compliance with school rules until recently, when he faced in-school suspension after he refused to cut it.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/black-texas-teen-told-cut-his-dreadlocks-order-walk-graduation-n1120731
The teen's family is from Trinidad. He said that his dreadlocks are part of his heritage and that many men in his family wear them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W0ghN3CaHg
A black teenager in Texas said he had been suspended and told he can't walk in his high school graduation ceremony unless he cuts his dreadlocks to meet the school district's dress code.
DeAndre Arnold, a senior at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, about 30 miles east of Houston, told NBC affiliate KPRC of Houston that his hair had been in compliance with school rules until recently, when he faced in-school suspension after he refused to cut it.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/black-texas-teen-told-cut-his-dreadlocks-order-walk-graduation-n1120731