Legal Opinion
Olesen Ex Rel. Olesen v. Board of Education of School District No. 228
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided December 1, 1987No. 87 C 7757PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
PLUNKETT, District Judge.
This case is about a boy, a school board and a rule. The boy is the plaintiff Darryl Olesen, Jr., a senior at Bremen High School in Midlothian, Illinois. The school board is the Board of Education of School District No. 228 which is responsible for the operation of four high schools including Bremen. The Board’s rule forbids all gang activities at the schools, including the wearing of gang symbols, jewelry and emblems. The wearing of earrings by male students is included in that ban.
Darryl Olesen wishes to wear an earring to Bremen because…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Bethel School District No. 403 v. FraserSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Spence v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Kelley v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Breen v. KahlCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969
- A.J. Canfield Co., a Corporation v. Vess Beverages, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Brianna Stephenson v. Davenport Community School District Davenport Community School Board Jim Foy, Individually William Rettko, IndividuallyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
- Littlefield v. Forney Independent School DistrictDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 2000
- Hodge Ex Rel. Hodge v. LyndDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2000
- Bivens Ex Rel. Green v. Albuquerque Public SchoolsDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 1995
- Bear v. FlemingDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 2010
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