"Ingraham v. Wright": The Continuing Debate Over Corporal Punishment.

Mahon, J. Patrick

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ERIC Number: EJ169711

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Publication Date: 1977

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"Ingraham v. Wright": The Continuing Debate Over Corporal Punishment

Mahon, J. Patrick

Journal of Law and Education, 6, 4, 473-9, Oct 77

Reviews and discusses the implications of the Supreme Court's decision in Ingraham v. Wright, in which the Court ruled that paddling students is not "cruel and unusual" punishment, and that prior due process is not required when school officials paddle students. (JG)

Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Corporal Punishment, Discipline Policy, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education, Parent School Relationship, School Law, Student Rights, Supreme Court Litigation

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Ingraham v Wright

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