Legal Opinion
Royer v. Bd. of Education
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided March 7, 1977No. 229PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKerns, J.
The plaintiff, James Royer, who was sixteen years of age at the time, commenced this action through his mother, Virginia Royer, seeking a declaratory judgment that a portion of the dress and appearance code adopted by National Trail High School was unconstitutional in its application to him. Particularly, Royer challenged the provision of the code which says that “male students are asked to keep their hair off the collar and out of the eyes.”
The cause came on for hearing before the Court of Common Pleas of Preble County on November 5, 1975, after which the trial court rendered a decision…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Olff v. East Side Union High School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Robert Richards, Jr., a Minor by His Father and Next Friend Robert Richards v. Roger Thurston, as Principal of Marlboro High SchoolCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1970
- Breen v. KahlCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969
- Karr v. SchmidtCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Michael Jackson v. C. R. DorrierCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Cooper & Pachell v. HaslageOhio Court of Appeals · 2001
- Sease v. John Smith Grain Co.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1984
- Felden v. Ashland Chemical Co.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1993
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