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SHEPPARD v. DeKALB COUNTY &c. COUNCIL

54381.

144 Ga. App. 115 (1977)

240 S.E.2d 316

SHEPPARD v. DeKALB COUNTY MERIT COUNCIL et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided November 23, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clarence F. Seeliger, for appellant.

Harvey, Willard, Elliott & Olsen, Wendell K. Willard, William S. Olsen, for appellees.

BANKE, Judge.

The appellant was suspended, then dismissed from his employment with the DeKalb County Fire Department, the stated reason being his failure to abide by its regulation governing hair length. After a hearing, the DeKalb County Merit Council upheld both the suspension and the dismissal. The DeKalb County Superior Court reviewed the case on writ of certiorari and affirmed. In this appeal, the appellant contends that the hair length regulation was unconstitutionally...

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