Day: September 23, 2023

Even after CROWN Act, Texas student suspended for dreadlocks

First Look Even after CROWN Act, Texas student suspended for dreadlocks In the same week that Texas passed the CROWN Act prohibiting discrimination on the basis of hair, Darryl George – a Black high school student – was suspended because his dreadlocks violated his district’s dress code.  | View caption Hide caption | The same week…

‘She really cared’: New York bus crash victim ‘Grandma Bea’ was a retired teacher and band camp volunteer

One of the two people killed in a New York bus crash Thursday was a former longtime teacher who continued to volunteer as a band camp chaperone 17 years after her retirement. Beatrice Ferrari, 77, died in the crash in Wawayanda, about 75 miles northwest of New York City. The bus was carrying 40 students…