[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 19, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H1193]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             SCHOOLCHILDREN SUFFER FROM DISPARATE POLICIES

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. As I traveled through the airport, I could sense the 
degree of excitement of many of the students who were traveling on 
spring break.
  As I entered the Capitol, it was a joy to see so many classes and 
families enjoying the wonderment of democracy in this great place, the 
citadel of democracy.
  Nonetheless, I rise today to talk about America's schoolchildren and 
particularly to talk about those who are impacted by disparate policies 
such as the policies in Barbers Hill.
  I want to acknowledge the Congressional Black Caucus and the 
advocates who have supported and surrounded Mr. George. Mr. George is a 
young man who is isolated in a classroom, who has been going to school 
with no academic teaching, no ability to fraternize with his fellow 
students, no ability to eat in the lunchroom, and no expectation of any 
kind of spring break.
  Madam Speaker, you ask: Well, he has obviously misbehaved.
  No. He has over a 3.0 grade point average. He is an excellent 
student, but he is being there because of his hairstyle. I need the 
Secretary of Education to help this young man and go to his classroom.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman's time has expired.
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Save him from this isolation and prison-like 
environment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman's time has expired. The 
gentlewoman is no longer recognized.

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