Black Student’s Challenge to Texas School’s Hair Policy Tossed

A Black student who refused to cut his hair is without a legal remedy in taking on the Texas high school that suspended him, a state appeals court ruled Thursday.

Darryl George has no relief to gain because he left Barbers Hill Independent School District and graduated from high school in another district, a three-justice panel on a Houston appeals court said.

“We hold the case became moot when Darryl graduated from high school in May 2025 because he is no longer subject to disciplinary action for failing to comply with the District’s dress and grooming policy,” the Court of ...