Texas high school policy banning braided or twisted hair has stopped a teen from attending school, his mom says


Nothing makes Dyree Williams feel more like himself than his hair, which he has proudly worn in twists, braids and locks all his life -- it's part of his identity and a direct connection to his ancestors.

But Williams' locks became an issue after the 17-year-old moved from Cincinnati, Ohio, to East Bernard, 50 miles outside of Houston, Texas, in February. His new school's dress code policy stated that "braided hair or corn rows will not be allowed," a policy that went against his very sense of self.


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"Once you cut that hair off, you cut off your line to your ancestors, you cut off your lineage, you cut off everything," Williams' mother, Desiree Bullock, said. "And just it's not an option ... We don't consider them dreadlocks because we don't dread them we love them."
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