Black Texas teen told to cut his dreadlocks to walk at graduation

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Black Texas teen told to cut his dreadlocks to walk at graduation
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A black teenager in Texas says he has 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.

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.

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., said he's worn dreadlocks for years like a lot of men in his family and always followed the school's dress code by tying them up.

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