Legal Opinion
Jerald Gere, a Minor by His Father and Next Friend, Paul Gere v. Emory R. Stanley, as Superintendent of Blue Ridge School District
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 27, 1971No. 71-1025PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
This case presents the perplexing question whether a student may be suspended because the length of his hair does not conform to the standards prescribed by the local school board.1
Plaintiff-appellant, Jerald Gere, transferred from New York and entered the tenth grade of Blue Ridge High School in New Milford, Pennsylvania, in September, 1969. The principal of the school had previously informed parents and students that certain rules pertaining to dress and appearance had been adopted. Included was a regulation concerning hair length which differed…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Haguer v. Committee for Industrial OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Wisconsin v. ConstantineauSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Poe v. WernerDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1974
- District of Columbia v. GueoryDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
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