Texas superintendent doubles down on suspending black student for dreadlocks hairstyle, violating dress code
A Texas superintendent doubled down on a school district's decision to punish a black student with dreadlocks for violating the dress code, despite facing a lawsuit. Barbers Hill Independent School District Superintendent Greg Poole published a full-page ad in the Houston Chronicle on January 14 defending his suspension of students for having too long hair. […]
Parents of boy suspended for wearing ‘warrior paint’ at football game sue principal and superintendent
On October 13th, the eighth-grader at a middle school in La Jolla, California, watched a high school football game during his free time. In an attempt to emulate the sports hero, he got warrior paint on his cheeks, temples and chin. According to his school's principal, this commonplace act constitutes a “hate incident,” at least […]
California superintendent warns state’s electric bus mandate could leave kids stranded
California's rural school districts are facing tough challenges thanks to a statewide mandate to electrify all new school buses starting in 2035, and one local school official says new vehicles will be longer-distance vehicles. It warns children could be left stranded for driving. “There is no place on the ground where you can connect buses […]