Student was ordered to color his hair
HOUSTON (AP) — A student’s parents are suing Texas school administrators for coloring in a hair design on the black student’s head.
The student, 13, went to Berry Miller Junior High in April with the letter “M” shaved on his head. Three administrators told the student his haircut violated the school’s dress code policy. They told him he could call his mother, receive a disciplinary action or color the design in with a marker.
A federal civil rights lawsuit filed Sunday says administrators laughed as they used a permanent marker to color the boy’s scalp.