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MERCER v. BD. OF TRUST., NORTH FOREST I.S.D.

No. 1302.

538 S.W.2d 201 (1976)

John L. MERCER, a minor, Individually, et al., Appellants, v. The BOARD OF TRUSTEES, NORTH FOREST INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Rehearing Denied June 23, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael T. Donohue, Patricia Ann O'Kane, Houston, for appellants.

William E. Junell, Jr., Reynolds, White, Allen & Cook, Houston, for appellees.

J. CURTISS BROWN, Chief Justice.

This is a suit challenging the validity of a public school hair-length regulation.

John L. Mercer (Mercer or appellant), through his parents as next friends, brought suit in the district court against the Board of Trustees of the North Forest Independent School District (School District or appellees) to enjoin the enforcement of a School District regulation that restricted the length to which male students could wear their...

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