A Texas teenager who was suspended from school earlier this year because of his locs has prevailed after filing a lawsuit against the school district for discrimination.

NBC News reports a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction on Monday to allow Kaden Bradford to keep his locs without facing suspension. Bradford's "rights under the Equal Protection Clause and the First Amendment will be violated if his motion for a preliminary injunction is denied, and he has additionally shown that he will receive either inferior instruction or no instruction if his motion is denied," the court stated.

In January, the Barbers Hill High School student and his cousin, DeAndre Arnold, were punished because of their hair, as Blavity previously reported. Arnold was forced to miss his graduation ceremony in May while Bradford was confined to suspension.

The incoming junior also faced the possibility of indefinite in-school suspension and exclusion from school activities as the new school year begins. But Bradford can now attend school without repercussions after winning his lawsuit.

According to The Texas Tribune, the NAACP’s Legal Defense and Educational Fund represented Bradford in his case.

Hair discrimination can also manifest in public school, @NAACP_LDF clients #DeAndreArnold and #KadenBradford were targeted and punished for wearing their natural, uncut locs at a high school in TX. Mr. Arnold was forced to miss his HS Graduation after 14 years w/in the district! pic.twitter.com/bTbNem68pO

— Patricia O. (@pnokonta) July 3, 2020

Barbers Hill Independent School District

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