Trial to determine whether Barbers Hill ISD violated CROWN Act begins Thursday | Houston Public Media

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

66% : "I hope I can start being a kid again, start living my life, start playing football again, and enjoy my year, my last few years in high school," he said.
59% : Texas is one of the 24 states in the U.S. to pass its version of the CROWN Act.
48% : The school district has said George is in violation of its hair-length policy for boys, while the co-authors of the CROWN Act -- passed last year by Texas lawmakers -- have said the law prohibiting race-based hair discrimination was intended to protect students such as George.
45% : He and his family filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Texas governor and attorney general that stated they failed to enforce the new law outlawing discrimination based on hairstyles. Barbers Hill ISD also filed a lawsuit in the fall, in a state district court in Chambers County, asking a judge to clarify the CROWN Act as it pertains to the school's hair-length policy for boys.

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