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Needville ISD Appeals To 5th Circuit For Right To Control How American Indian Boy Wears His Hair
Six months after a federal judge ruled they violated the constitutional rights of a kindergarten student for not letting him wear his hair according to his Native American religious beliefs, Needville Independent School District officials have appealed the ruling before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
In a recently filed appeal brief, Needville ISD’s attorney [...]
Judge Rules Needville ISD Violated Native American Boy’s Constitutional Rights
Thursday, January 22, 2009
In a strong rebuke of their actions, a federal judge ruled Wednesday that Needville Independent School District officials violated the constitutional rights of a kindergarten student and his parents, by not allowing the boy to wear his hair according to his Native American religious beliefs.
U.S. District Judge Keith Ellison ruled that Needville ISD is permanently [...]
Needville ISD Violating Indian Boy’s Right To Free Expression, Suit Says
Friday, October 3, 2008
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A supposed dress code exemption – granted by Needville school officials to allow a 5-year-old boy to wear his hair according to his religious beliefs – instead has become a “degrading and embarrassing” punishment, the American Civil Liberties Union says.
The ACLU, on behalf of kindergarten student Adriel Arocha and his parents, makes that contention [...]
Next Step May Be Court For Couple Fighting Needville ISD Over Son’s Hair
Thursday, July 17, 2008
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A Stafford couple lost the first battle Wednesday in their fight to keep their 5-year-old son from having to cut his long hair when he enters Kindergarten in Needville.
But Michelle Betenbaugh said she and the boy’s American Indian father, Kenney Arocha, will approach Needville Independent School District officials again, and then take the matter to [...]
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Monday, June 29, 2009
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