Legal Opinion
Kraus v. Board of Education of City of Jennings
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided March 12, 1973No. 57597PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONNELLY, Judge.
This case involves the constitutionality of regulations pertaining to the length of hair of male students in the public schools of this State.
On June 28, 1971, the Board of Education in Jennings, Missouri, as a result of previous fights and disturbances between “long haired” and “short haired” students in the Jennings High School, adopted a dress code. On or about September 7, 1971, plaintiff Kraus, a minor, seventeen years of age, was refused permission to register as a senior student because his hair was too long.
On October 14, 1971, plaintiff filed this action for…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- L. W. Ferrell and Jo Ferrell, Next Friends of Phillip Ferrell v. Dallas Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- 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
- United States ex rel. Lawrence v. WoodsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- O'NEIL v. BaineSupreme Court of Missouri · 1978
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