George Family Photo(MONT BELVIEU, Texas) A Black Texas high school student has been facing an in-school suspension (ISS) for weeks because school officials said that his dreadlocks violated their dress and grooming code.
Darryl George, a junior at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, has been sitting on a small stool at school every school day since Aug. 31, back aching, as he receives his schoolwork online or through a classmate, according to his mother Darresha George.
"Every day my son comes home with tears in his eyes. He s frustrated; he s outraged, aggravated, and it s breaking him down mentally, physically and emotionally," Darresha George told ABC News. "I have to see him taking ibuprofen because his back hurts."
Darryl George s schoolwork and grades are being affected because he is not getting the benefit of complete instructions from his teachers to complete his assignments, according to his mother.
"He s not in a class setting to where he
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