A Legal Brief--Constitutionalizing Corporal Punishment.

Zirkel, Perry A.; Gluckman, Ivan B.

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ERIC Number: EJ370211

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Publication Date: 1988

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A Legal Brief--Constitutionalizing Corporal Punishment.

Zirkel, Perry A.; Gluckman, Ivan B.

NASSP Bulletin, v72 n506 p105-09 Mar 1988

Section 1983 of the U.S. Constitution provides individuals (including students) with the right to sue persons (including principals) acting "under color of law" for damages incurred in violation of their federal rights. This article examines two corporal punishment cases involving elementary school students involving possible due process infringements. Includes 11 legal references. (MLH)

Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Constitutional Law, Corporal Punishment, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education, Legal Responsibility, School Law, Student Rights

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Fourteenth Amendment

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