Seventh Circuit: High School’s Hair Cut Policy for Boys Basketball Players Discriminatory
Seventh Circuit: High School’s Hair Cut Policy for Boys Basketball Players Discriminatory
In a majority decision, the 7th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a district court and found that a high school's policy requiring boys playing interscholastic basketball to keep their hair cut short is discriminatory based on sex as there was not a similar policy in place for girls.
This case arose after A.H., the son of plaintiffs Patrick Hayden and Melissa Hayden, was removed fr