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Ingraham v. Wright, 1977
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Ingraham v. Wright, 1977
In this case the Supreme Court declared that the use of
corporal punishment in public schools does not abridge the federal Constitution, only one state restricted this practice.
What Rights were Violated?
Bibliography
Eighth Amendment
* the paddling was excessive
Fourteenth Amendment
*authorities did not give
them an opportunity to
be heard before the
paddling took place.
History
Sergiovanni, T., Kelleher, P., McCarthy, M., Fowler, F. (2009).
Educational Governance and Administration. Boston: Pearson.
Wilson, H. (2009, January 20). Bucknell University. Retrieved from
http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/edu/fn125/Abstract%201%202009/wilson_ingraham.html
James Ingraham and Roosevelt Andrews attended the Charles R. Drew Junior High School in Dade County Florida. This case was created when Ingraham and Andrews stated that they had been paddled in school an excessive amount of times with an excessive force.
Basis for Decision
Court Decision
The decision of the Supreme Court was made based on the fact that “cruel and unusual punishment” under the Eighth Amendment and only applies to those convicted of a crime and not actions used for discipline at a public school. The Court saw no need to expand the Eighth Amendment to include actions taken by public schools to punish students. Also, it was held because the punishment inflicted upon the students was a physical punishment and it was not covered under due process in the Fourteenth Amendment.
The Supreme Court ruled that the public schools were allowed to paddle students without first giving a hearing.