Legal Opinion
Wood Ex Rel. Wood v. Alamo Heights Independent School District
District Court, W.D. Texas
Decided January 27, 1970No. Civ. A. SA69CA398PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPEARS, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff Katrina Wood brought this action on behalf of her fourteen-year old son, Neale Wood, against Alamo Heights Independent School District, its Superintendent and Board of Trustees, and the Principal of Alamo Heights High School, seeking an injunction and damages for suspension of the minor plaintiff from school because the length of his hair did not conform to the standards prescribed by the school. Plaintiff alleges the First and Fourteenth Amendments are violated by enforcement of the school’s rules, and that jurisdiction is based on the Civil Rights Act, Title 42…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- L. W. Ferrell and Jo Ferrell, Next Friends of Phillip Ferrell v. Dallas Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Richards Ex Rel. Richards v. ThurstonDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1969
- Griffin v. TatumDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1969
- Zachry v. BrownDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 1967
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Karr v. SchmidtCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Breese Ex Rel. Breese v. SmithAlaska Supreme Court · 1972
- Don H. Arnold, Individually and as Superintendent of Lakeland Community School Corporation v. Greg Carpenter, a Minor, B/n/f Ches Ter CarpenterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
- Schwartz v. Galveston Independent School DistrictDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1970
- Southern v. Board of Trustees for the Dallas Independent School DistrictDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1970
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