LAINE v. DITTMAN

Gen. No. 69-165.

125 Ill. App.2d 136 (1970)

259 N.E.2d 824

Charles Laine, a Minor, and Sulo M. Laine, Individually and as Father and Next Friend, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Albert L. Dittman, Arthur Blecky, Warren Polly, and William E. Brook, Robert Denman, August C. Costoff, Dr. Albert Bucar, Robert Lindblad, Mrs. Bette Meyer, and William E. Petty, Each Individually and as the Board of Education of Antioch Community High School, District No. 117, County of Lake and State of Illinois, a Municipal Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

June 22, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter J. Collins, and Jeffrey Diver, of Waukegan, for appellants.

Larson and Lumber, of Antioch, for appellees.


MR. JUSTICE ABRAHAMSON delivered the opinion of the court.

On September 4, 1969, the first day of school of the new term, Charles Laine, a 17-year-old junior at Antioch Community High School, was advised by Arthur Blecky, the Dean of Boys, not to return to school until his hair was cut and his sideburns shaved. On September 5, 1969, Sulo M. Laine, the father of Charles, was notified by letter from Albert Dittman, Superintendent of the school, that Charles was suspended...

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