Sheppard v. DeKalb County Merit Council

Banke, Judge.

The appellant was suspended, then dismissed from his employment with the DeKalb County Fire Department, the stated reason being his failure to abide by its regulation governing hair length. After a hearing, the DeKalb County Merit Council upheld both the suspension and the dismissal. The DeKalb County Superior Court reviewed the case on writ of certiorari and affirmed. In this appeal, the appellant contends that the hair length regulation was unconstitutionally vague, that the notice of dismissal did not specify the true nature of the charge against him, that he was improperly…