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PENDLEY v. MINGUS UNION HIGH SCHOOL DIST. NO. 4

No. 1 CA-CIV 1596.

17 Ariz. App. 512 (1972)

498 P.2d 586

Wayne PENDLEY, by his Guardian ad Litem, Donald C. Pendley, Appellant, v. MINGUS UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 4 OF YAVAPAI COUNTY, Arizona, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1.

Rehearing Denied September 7, 1972.

Review Granted October 17, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mickey L. Clifton, Phoenix, for appellant.

Thelton D. Beck, Yavapai, County Atty., Prescott, for appellee.

HATHAWAY, Judge.

Wayne Pendley, age 16, was denied admission to Mingus Union High School of Yavapai County in August of 1970 because the length of his hair exceeded that permitted by the school dress code which provided:

"Haircut requirements for boys. Sideburns must be neat at all times. Hair should be off the forehead, collar and ears...."1

Wayne's hair, when parted near the center, came down over each side covering...

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