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RICHARDS v. THURSTON

Civ. A. No. 69-993.

304 F.Supp. 449 (1969)

Robert RICHARDS, Jr., a minor, by his father and next friend, Mr. Robert Richards v. Roger THURSTON, as Principal of Marlboro High School.

United States District Court D. Massachusetts.

Supplementary Opinion September 29, 1969.

Second Supplementary Opinion October 3, 1969.

Third Supplementary Opinion October 6, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Levenson, Boston, Mass., for plaintiff.

William J. Brennan, City Sol., Marlborough, Mass., for defendant.

OPINION

WYZANSKI, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff, 17 years old, by his next friend, his father, has filed in the United States District Court, against the principal of the Marlboro High School, a comprehensive general high school, a complaint seeking restoration to his status as a member of the senior class there. He alleges that the defendant principal suspended him on the sole ground that he refused to have his hair, which he wears in a style reminiscent of the...

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