This report presents commentaries on the legal aspects of student rights and on some of the disciplinary measures utilized by public schools. It proposes legislation designed to assure that schools, in shaping their disciplinary policies, will conform to the framework of existing constitutional law and recent court cases. A related document is EA…

This report contains 4 addresses given at a conference on higher education and the law in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and includes 2 supporting documents. The first address: "An Overview of the Interaction," by Richard A. Thigpen, discusses: (1) how constitutional standards are made applicable to public and private institutions of higher education; (2)…

The selected annotations in this bibliography were compiled from articles in college and university law reviews and journals, other specialized law journals and from educational journals and periodicals. Topics covered include student discipline, academic freedom, faculty tenure, political speakers, collective bargaining, student rights, financial…

A survey was conducted of parents' opinions regarding school policies and practices. Approximately 2,400 questionnaires were distributed, and 823 (34.3%) were returned. The results indicated that, for the most part, the parents were satisfied with policies and practices. There is clearly a segment of parents who feel that the school is too…

This report reflects positions arrived at by the Task Force as a result of extensive literature reviews; site investigations; meetings and conferences; and interviews with parents, teachers, students, and administrators. The contents include (1) findings on the use and effect of physical punishment, (2) some suggested alternatives to the use of…

The author examines many common foci of classroom discipline through tape recordings and observations of 12 high school teachers as they went about the process of maintaining discipline. (Author/DE)

This study of school violence presents data establishing the extent of deviant behavior, a theory explaining deviance in the schools, and some policy variables. (JMF)

In comparison to a group in White, middle class schools, the Pupil Control Ideology Inventory (PCI) indicated that student teachers in ghetto-type schools were more custodial even before their student teaching. The supervising teacher was not a major factor in attitude change. (SJL)

A survey of 36 school districts indicates that there does seem to be a trend toward eliminating corporal punishment. Many districts felt that corporal punishment had proved less effective than alternative disciplinary measures such as suspension, parent conferences, counseling, and programs that helped to prevent delinquency. (WI)

Discussion of U.S. Supreme Court decision (Ingrahm V. Wright) asserting that the Constitution's Eighth Amendment does not protect school children against cruel and unusual punishment and that the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment does not require notice and a hearing prior to the imposition of corporal punishment in the public…

Six postulates are developed concerning the concept of discipline (both academic and behavioral) which, if used as a theoretical basis in the formulation and administration of particular behavioral discipline policies, will result in a change of discipline methodology--not different in degree of refinement, but different in kind. (MJB)

Raises the issue of using corporal punishment in schools. Argues that corporal punishment is not necessary to maintain discipline and that the potential for abuse is enormous. (AS)

A conceptual process for organizing behavior management systems for emotionally disturbed or behaviorally disordered youth is described, along with its basis in ecological theory. The three phases of developing policy, gathering information, and developing the management plan are applied to five areas: setting, services, relationships, curricula,…

Presents two legal cases involving high school students ("Birdsey v. Grand Blanc Community Schools" and "State v. Wolfer") that illustrate requirements for use of "Miranda Warnings." These warnings are not usually required to be provided in civil suits, or proceedings involved in administration of school discipline.…