The School Board is wrong. His dreadlocks are not too long.
In Texas it’s normally “not over the collar”. Style has nothing to do with it.
“The School Board is wrong. His dreadlocks are not too long.”
Rules are rules.
Betting the dress code says hair above the collar so it is too long.
Now, if he declares himself a herself...
I would tend to veer away from such edicts myself.
The length of someone’s hair does not indicate anything about them other than a style choice.
Reminds me of my youth. Good grief, the things read into hair length in those days.
If his hair was not in compliance with the dress code, graduation was not the time to address it - although I understand why they might have chosen that time to do so.
Why confront a situation when your opponent has time to defend himself - instead of waiting until you think they will have no other option but to comply. That is a chicken$h!t move on the school board’s part.