Legal Opinion
Michael Jackson v. C. R. Dorrier
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 6, 1970No. 19351PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Per curiam
This case involves the timely subject of longhair worn by teenage male high school students.
The Metropolitan Board of Education of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee, adopted the following regulation in 1961:
“Pupils shall observe modesty, appropriateness, and neatness in clothing and personal appearance. A student is not appropriately dressed if he is a disturbing influence in class or school because of his mode of dress. The principal may suspend a student who does not meet this requirement.”
Under this regulation the students at Donelson High School were told, as to hair on male…
2Cases cited11 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
- Breen v. KahlCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by98 opinions
- Olff v. East Side Union High School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Breese Ex Rel. Breese v. SmithAlaska Supreme Court · 1972
- Freeman v. FlakeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1971
- Stephen Bishop, a Minor v. Frank ColawCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- Tyler Crews, B/n/f Borden Crews, His Father v. Eugene Cloncs, Individually and as Principal of North Central High SchoolCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
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