Legal Opinion
Pennsylvania v. Charleroi Area School District
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 5, 1973No. Civ. A. No. 72-1119PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TEITELBAUM, District Judge.
On October 13, 1972, fifty-one male students were expelled from Charleroi Area Junior/Senior High School because the length of their hair violated the school’s dress code. A number of students cut their hair in order to return to classes, while certain others, who refused to alter their hairstyle, contacted and retained the attorneys who represent them here. Over a period from October 24, 1972 to December 24, 1972, counsel for the plaintiffs attempted without success to have plaintiff students amicably reinstated. Having failed in that effort, a complaint and…
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