Darryl has been in In-school suspension since Aug. 31 due to his hairstyle. Darryl has dreadlocks that he and his family said are normally put up in a neat fashion, as pictured below.

MONT BELVIEU – Updated: Deandre Arnold’s mother Sandy Arnold confirmed Friday that she has withdrawn her son from Barbers Hill High School. Original story: Barbers Hill High School student Deandre Arnold has always been a good student. “The dress code is off the shoulders above the earlobes and out of the eyes,” she said. But after Christmas break and three months before graduation, his mother said the district changed the dress code policy. The Barbers Hill School District released a written statement:We do have a community supported hair length policy & have had for decades.

MONT BELVIEU, Texas – Inside the Barbers Hill Independent School District board meeting there is a clear division on the issue of the dress code policy. Gary Monroe, with United Urban Alumni Association, spoke to board members on his opposition to the dress code. At Monday night’s meeting, Arnold’s family and several activists took to the podium to express their discontent with the district’s current dress code policy. This not about dress code, this is about policing black boys,” an activist said. DeAndre Arnold’s father, David Arnold, told the board the continuous punishment of his son is a form of bullying.