PARKER v. FRY

No. J-70-C-44.

323 F.Supp. 728 (1970)

Stephen PARKER, for himself, and by his father, Henry L. Parker, and mother, Bernice Parker, his legal guardians v. Robert FRY, Gerald Sale, Bill Morgan, Herschel Toombs and Delaine Campbell, in their capacity as members of the Bd. of Educ. of the Piggott, Arkansas School Distr., J. B. Swift in his capacity as Supt. of Schools of the Piggott, Arkansas School District and Herschel Smith in his capacity as Principal of the Piggott High School of Piggott, Arkansas.

United States District Court, E. D. Arkansas, Jonesboro Division.

Final Order and Permanent Injunction January 28, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Sizemore, Little Rock, Ark., for plaintiff.

Guy Brinkley, Piggott, Ark., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

EISELE, District Judge.

Stephen Parker, a seventeen-year-old male student enrolled as a senior in the Piggott High School of Piggott, Arkansas, was suspended from school on or about September 4, 1970, because of the length and style of his hair. On September 23, 1970, he filed this suit seeking to enjoin deprivation under color of state law of plaintiff's rights, privileges and immunities under...

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