This book describes and analyzes recent court cases involving the broad topic of student discipline in an attempt to aid school officials in understanding and complying with the underlying legal principles governing this area of school law. Individual chapters focus on the topics of the in loco parentis doctrine, due process and student…

Many alternatives to the use of corporal punishment in the schools exist. Because the mass of survey data collected contraindicates the use of corporal punishment, the burden of proof of its effectiveness should be assumed by those who favor its use. (Author/WI)

Safeguards provided by existing civil and criminal assault and battery laws provide inadequate protection for students. State laws (as detailed in charts and tables) provide some avenues of relief, but new legislation must be passed to ensure students' rights. (WI)

Describes the traditional view of the relationship between student and school, documents the cultural tensions and shifts evident in several key Supreme Court decisions, and assesses the effect of these decisions on the present legal status of the student and the authority of the school regarding student behavior. (Author/RK)

Reviews and discusses the implications of the Supreme Court's decision in Ingraham v. Wright, in which the Court ruled that paddling students is not "cruel and unusual" punishment, and that prior due process is not required when school officials paddle students. (JG)

Examined the types of discipline enforcement measures employed in the Israeli elementary and junior high schools, and their fairness as viewed by students (N=357). Found that junior high school teachers relied more on problem-centered, and elementary school teachers relied more on relationship-centered techniques of discipline enforcement. Most…

Banning school corporal punishment is supported as a step towards gradually eliminating all violent actions toward children. The 39 states that allow corporal punishment are encouraged to outlaw it, to teach children that it is not socially acceptable behavior and to set an example for families' child-rearing attitudes and practices. (JDD)

Reports on three efforts to reduce class absenteeism through telephone calls to randomly selected students to express concern that they study and attend class; professor-initiated brief interpersonal contacts with randomly selected students; and a grading policy rewarding attendance, punishing absenteeism and using a combination of the two. (DMM)

Corporal punishment and suspension are cruel and discriminatory. School social workers can help to implement more humane strategies such as the following: (1) in-school suspension; (2) timeout procedures; (3) assignment to alternative schools; (4) behavior contracting; (5) use of peers and parents; and (6) social and cognitive skills training. (VM)

The concept "in loco parentis" is discussed in relation to its historical place in education and its current status. The doctrine has expanded from its original idea of "restraint and correction" to figure significantly in court cases involving corporal punishment, student searches, school rules, correlative duties, and…

The article reviews and synthesizes judicial rulings related to corporal punishment, behavior management strategies, suspension and expulsion, and residential placement. Recent court decisions are discussed; issues related to behaviorally disordered students' rights are examined; and recommendations for practice are presented. (Author/JW)

To estimate the relative effects of three types and three combinations of feedback on children's discrimination learning, a meta-analysis was performed on the findings of 89 studies. In general, reward compared to punishment or to reward plus punishment is the least efficient method of feedback for teaching children discrimination materials.…

Under Scottish law, schoolteachers may administer corporal chastisement in moderation as a disciplinary measure. The United Kingdom government is committed to a policy aimed at abolishing corporal punishment in Scottish schools, but they take the view that the policy is best implemented by consensus rather than by legislation. (RM)

Presents the institutional factors related to persistent school absenteeism uncovered in a small-scale study conducted in industrial South Wales. (MD)

The purpose of the paper is to discuss (chronologically) the history of student rights by analyzing and synthesizing judicial decisions and assessing the future implications the student rights' movement has for educators, noting that the landmark Supreme Court case providing judicial approval for the procedural rights of students was Gault v.…