(Houston Chronicle) Pearland ISD has announced changes to its dress code amid criticism of the district’s confrontation of minority students over their hair style and headwear.
The dress code announced Thursday for the 2019-20 school year removes restrictions on “hair styles and carvings,” but says distracting colors remain prohibited. The policy says head coverings such as hats, caps, bandanas and hair rollers remain banned, but that “exceptions will be made for religious headwear.”
The new code is based on meetings of what the district called a “diverse” committee composed of principals, educators and parents.
“The committee and administration sought to simplify the current dress code, provide more versatility, and identify and remove any perceived racial, cultural and religious insensitivities,” the district said in a statement.
