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Ingraham V. Wright (1977)
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INGRAHAM v WRIGHT (1977)
Nineteen states today allow teachers to spank children...
What is your opinion
Indiana -
Code Section 20-8.1-5.1-3
In 2006, 223,190 kids were punished physically in the United States school system
Teachers can take disciplinary action necessary to promote orderly student conduct.
And yes, this does include Indiana...
what would you do if a teacher used physical force in anyway if you had misbehaved? Do you agree with the court or with James?
Ingraham v. Wright (1977)
In 1970, an eighth grade student was punished by his principal for being disruptive in an assembly. The student, James Ingraham, was restrained by the assistant principal, and paddled more than twenty times by the headmaster. James proceeded to miss eleven days of school and received hematoma from the severe beatings.
Elements of the case
The Ruling
Supreme Court
The principal admitted to punishing James but denied using any illegal procedures. James parents disagreed and claimed that the principal used cruel and unusual punishment which was supposedly against 8th Amendment. James and his parents sued the school and it was eventually taken to Supreme Court.
The key points that were expressed during the case
- James deserved a hearing before punishment
- The punishment was cruel and unusual
- He missed over a week of school from his injuries
- Student were becoming severely injured from punishments
The court against James Ingraham, saying that any reasonble physical punishment did not violate The Constitution in anyway. They also stated that the ruling of cruel and unusual punishment in The Constitution applies to protecting convicted criminals from excessive punishment from the government, not to students who misbehave in school
Ruling Continued
How this impacts us today
The court, after the case, let the practice of punishing students physically to the question of the state instead of a nationwide rule. 28 states have now banned the practice all together
Sources
The court then proceeded to warn principles and teachers to be caution when deciding to restraint students in the process of punishing them. When deciding the ruling the court stated that the process of decision making of punishments by the principal they took consideration of age, height, physical condition, and behavior of the student.
http://www.britannica.com/event/Ingraham-v-Wright
http://usedulaw.com/344-ingraham-v-wright.html
http://www.infoplease.com/us/supreme-court/cases/ar17.html
http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/ingraham.html
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nineteen-states-allow-teachers-spank-children-180949810/?no-ist