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Virgo, Dale and ZV (By her mother and next friend Sherine Virgo) v Board of Management of Kensington Primary School, Minister of Education, Attorney General of Jamaica and Office of the Children's Advocate

Court: 
Court of Appeal
Catchwords: 

Civil procedure-Court at first instance refusing leave to appeal to 1st applicant and continuing case with 2nd applicant-1st applicant not seeking leave to appeal from this court-Both applicants filing joint appeal-Whether 1st applicant has an appeal before this court

Constitutional law-Fundamental rights and freedoms-Right to family life-Right to freedom of religion-Right to education to the primary level-Publicly funded school requiring student to remove dreadlocks at attend institution-Whether school's hair grooming policy breaches constitutional rights and freedoms

Constitutional law-School's policy in hair grooming in breach of student's fundamental rights and freedoms-Whether policy justified in a free and democratic society

Document Type:

Year: 
2024
Suit/Claim number: 
COA2020CV00069
Neutral Citation: 
[2024] JMCA Civ 33
Judge(s): 
Justice Brooks P., Justice Edwards and Justice Brown-Beckford