Legal Opinion
Mercer v. Board of Trustees, North Forest Independent School District
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 2, 1976No. 1302PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. CURTISS BROWN, Chief Justice.
This is a suit challenging the validity of a public school hair-length regulation.
John L. Mercer (Mercer or appellant), through his parents as next friends, brought suit in the district court against the Board of Trustees of the North Forest Independent School District (School District or appellees) to enjoin the enforcement of a School District regulation that restricted the length to which male students could wear their hair. After a hearing the trial court denied Mercer’s application for temporary injunction, and he has perfected this appeal.
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