Legal Opinion
Gere Ex Rel. Gere v. Stanley
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 6, 1970No. Civ. 70-477PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
NEALON, District Judge.
Jerald Gere, sixteen, an eleventh-grade student at Blue Ridge High School, has instituted this action against the Principal, Superintendent and School Board President of the Blue Ridge School District following his suspension from school in September, 1970, for violation of the hair portion of the school Dress Code. Jurisdiction is based upon the Civil Rights Acts, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and 28 U.S.C. § 1343. Evidence was taken at a hearing on October 14, 1970, which, upon agreement of the parties, was the first and final hearing in this matter. The case is now…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Prince v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Ginsberg v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Bykofsky v. Borough of MiddletownDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1975
- Jerald Gere, a Minor by His Father and Next Friend, Paul Gere v. Emory R. Stanley, as Superintendent of Blue Ridge School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- Martin v. DavisonDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1971
- Poe v. WernerDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1974
- Axtell Ex Rel. Axtell v. LaPennaDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1971
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