Texas Education Code

§ 25.902 — PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN DISCRIMINATION IN STUDENT DRESS OR GROOMING POLICY

ED § 25.902Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part E. STUDENTS AND PARENTS · Ch. 25. ADMISSION, TRANSFER, AND ATTENDANCE · Art. Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO STUDENTS

Statute text

View on source

(a)In this section, "protective hairstyle" includes braids, locks, and twists.

(b)Any student dress or grooming policy adopted by a school district, including a student dress or grooming policy for any extracurricular activity, may not discriminate against a hair texture or protective hairstyle commonly or historically associated with race.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 223 (H.B. 567), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.