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Corporal Punishment In Schools: An Infringement On Constitutional Freedoms, Thomas J. Baechle
Corporal Punishment In Schools: An Infringement On Constitutional Freedoms, Thomas J. Baechle
Cleveland State Law Review
The doctrine of in loco parentis and the right of the teacher to inflict corporal punishment has a long history of acceptance. The doctrine itself has survived for centuries with no serious challenges to its validity or acceptability. The doctrine states that a teacher stands in the place of the parent and has the right to discipline his students, including the right to inflict corporal punishment for reasonable cause and in a reasonable manner. The basis of the doctrine is an assumption of the delegation of parental authority and an assumption of the correctness of the teacher's actions. A direct …
Discipline By Teachers In Loco Parentis, Don R. Bridinger
Discipline By Teachers In Loco Parentis, Don R. Bridinger
Cleveland State Law Review
This article attempts to survey the legal aspects of one problem of modern American schools - the problem of discipline and control of pupils.