Treats various state's laws on corporal punishment in schools as it affects students and teachers. Recommends that corporal punishment be used only as self-defense measure. (DS)

The history of higher education's concern with student conduct is reviewed, and three specific issues in student discipline are examined: why colleges regulate student conduct; why students violate published regulations; and the appropriate institutional response to student misconduct. A need is seen for more institutional and educational research…

This report suggests that the school program for disruptive students should be intertwined with the total educational policy and resources of the school district and advocates individualized instruction, resource rooms, and staff participation in curriculum planning to aid the disruptive student. The report highlights the importance of good…