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Ingraham VS Wright
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Background
- James Ingraham, 8th grade, Florida
- Willie J. Wright, Principal
- Struck 20 times, required medical attention
- Held down by assistant principal (Solomon Barnes)
- Violation of Eighth and fourteenth Amendment rights
- Multiple offenses (Roosevelt Andrews)
- Cruel and unusual punishment being tried
Amendments
One of the rights that was said to have been violated, specifically that portion about no cruel and unusual punishment.
The second right being tried in the case. Everyone should have equal protection.
By
Kennady Kimsey
and
Devan Tanner
Ruling
Impact
- Both amendments were voided.
- Stated 8th amendment not applicable to corporal punishment in schools
- Cruel and unusual punishment could not be used against someone not convicted of a crime
- Stated the 14th amendment was authorized and limited by common law
- The principal could not be held accountable, was considered in his due terms while 'punishing'
- Justices then made decision as to weather corporal punishment is reasonable
- Made 'punishing' in the school systems less acceptable
- Less morally sound
- More punishment for those caught breaking 14th and 8th amendments
- Amendments became more prominent in the school system
- Case added large saying as to right and wrong in corporal systems
Punishment
The children had no say
Corporal punishment, is it the
answer?
No More corporal punishment
Slowly corporal punishment
lost its roll in school systems
Made corporal punishment morally
wrong
Ingraham v. Wright (1977)
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