School Discipline “School discipline has a moral character and moral value only if the penalty is...
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School School Discipline Discipline “ “ School discipline has a moral character and moral School discipline has a moral character and moral value only if the penalty is regarded as just by those value only if the penalty is regarded as just by those subject to it, which implies that the authority which subject to it, which implies that the authority which punishes is itself recognized as legitimate” (Durkheim) punishes is itself recognized as legitimate” (Durkheim) In Loco Parentis: Schools’ In Loco Parentis: Schools’ Limited Monarchy Limited Monarchy Parents’ Rights – Student Rights Parents’ Rights – Student Rights
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School School DisciplineDiscipline
““School discipline has a moral character and School discipline has a moral character and moral value only if the penalty is regarded as just moral value only if the penalty is regarded as just
by those subject to it, which implies that the by those subject to it, which implies that the authority which punishes is itself recognized as authority which punishes is itself recognized as
legitimate” (Durkheim)legitimate” (Durkheim)
In Loco Parentis: Schools’ Limited In Loco Parentis: Schools’ Limited MonarchyMonarchy
Parents’ Rights – Student RightsParents’ Rights – Student Rights
Key Supreme Court CasesKey Supreme Court Cases• Tinker v. Des Moines ISD (1968): Tinker v. Des Moines ISD (1968): Granting of free Granting of free
speech rights to students. speech rights to students. Students suspended Students suspended for wearing arm-bands protesting the Vietnam for wearing arm-bands protesting the Vietnam War.War.
• Goss v. Lopez (1975): Goss v. Lopez (1975): Granting of rudimentary Granting of rudimentary due process rights to students facing even minor due process rights to students facing even minor public school discipline. public school discipline. Students suspended for Students suspended for ten days without due process for involvement in ten days without due process for involvement in disruptive school protestsdisruptive school protests
• Wood v. Strickland (1975): Wood v. Strickland (1975): Establishes liability for Establishes liability for public officials knowingly and willingly violating public officials knowingly and willingly violating student due process rights. student due process rights. Students sue Students sue administrators and board members over being administrators and board members over being expelled for “spiking” the punch at a Home expelled for “spiking” the punch at a Home Economics extra-curricular school event.Economics extra-curricular school event.
• Morse v. Fredericks (2007): Morse v. Fredericks (2007): Establishes that Establishes that schools can suppress a student’s First schools can suppress a student’s First Amendment rights to free speech. Amendment rights to free speech. Student sued Student sued school for the right to hang “BONG HITS 4 JESUS school for the right to hang “BONG HITS 4 JESUS sign during a school-sponsored event.sign during a school-sponsored event.
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School School DisciplineDiscipline
““School discipline has a moral character and School discipline has a moral character and moral value only if the penalty is regarded as just moral value only if the penalty is regarded as just
by those subject to it, which implies that the by those subject to it, which implies that the authority which punishes is itself recognized as authority which punishes is itself recognized as
legitimate” (Durkheim)legitimate” (Durkheim)
In Loco Parentis: Schools’ Limited In Loco Parentis: Schools’ Limited MonarchyMonarchy
Parents’ Rights – Student RightsParents’ Rights – Student Rights
Teacher AuthorityTeacher AuthorityRejection of our superordinate roleRejection of our superordinate role
Rejection of our definition of the “student” roleRejection of our definition of the “student” roleReject of our claims that our actions serve Reject of our claims that our actions serve
educational goalseducational goals
Paddle must be 14-Paddle must be 14-15” long, 2” wide, 15” long, 2” wide, and ¼-3/8” thick.and ¼-3/8” thick.
Mississippi Mississippi GuidelinesGuidelinesSTATE
Kids Spanked
MS 38k (7.5%)
AR 22k (4.7%)
AL 34k (4.5%)
OK 15k (2.3%)
LA 11k (1.7%)
TN 15k (1.5%)
GA 18k (1.1%)
TX 49k (1.1%)
MO 5k (0.6%)
FL 7k (0.3%)
Spanking In Spanking In SchoolsSchools
School School DisciplineDiscipline
““School discipline has a moral character and School discipline has a moral character and moral value only if the penalty is regarded as just moral value only if the penalty is regarded as just
by those subject to it, which implies that the by those subject to it, which implies that the authority which punishes is itself recognized as authority which punishes is itself recognized as
legitimate” (Durkheim)legitimate” (Durkheim)
Remedies To School Violence & Remedies To School Violence & DelinquencyDelinquency
““Get Tough” ApproachesGet Tough” ApproachesEnhance Student AttachmentEnhance Student Attachment““Broken Windows” ApproachBroken Windows” Approach
VouchersVouchersTeaching Explicit Moral ContentTeaching Explicit Moral Content
Stop Trying To Prepare Everyone For CollegeStop Trying To Prepare Everyone For College
