School Discipline “School discipline has a moral character and moral value only if the penalty is regarded as just by those subject to it, which implies that the authority which punishes is itself recognized as legitimate” (Durkheim) In Loco Parentis: Schools’ Limited Monarchy Parents’ Rights – Student Rights

Key Supreme Court Cases Tinker v. Des Moines ISD (1968): Granting of free speech rights to students. Students suspended for wearing arm-bands protesting the Vietnam War.Tinker v. Des Moines ISD (1968): Granting of free speech rights to students. Students suspended for wearing arm-bands protesting the Vietnam War. Goss v. Lopez (1975): Granting of rudimentary due process rights to students facing even minor public school discipline. Students suspended for ten days without due process for involvement in disruptive school protestsGoss v. Lopez (1975): Granting of rudimentary due process rights to students facing even minor public school discipline. Students suspended for ten days without due process for involvement in disruptive school protests Wood v. Strickland (1975): Establishes liability for public officials knowingly and willingly violating student due process rights. Students sue administrators and board members over being expelled for “spiking” the punch at a Home Economics extra-curricular school event.Wood v. Strickland (1975): Establishes liability for public officials knowingly and willingly violating student due process rights. Students sue administrators and board members over being expelled for “spiking” the punch at a Home Economics extra-curricular school event. Morse v. Fredericks (2007): Establishes that schools can suppress a student’s First Amendment rights to free speech. Student sued school for the right to hang “BONG HITS 4 JESUS sign during a school-sponsored event.Morse v. Fredericks (2007): Establishes that schools can suppress a student’s First Amendment rights to free speech. Student sued school for the right to hang “BONG HITS 4 JESUS sign during a school-sponsored event. [JSD]

School Discipline “School discipline has a moral character and moral value only if the penalty is regarded as just by those subject to it, which implies that the authority which punishes is itself recognized as legitimate” (Durkheim) In Loco Parentis: Schools’ Limited Monarchy Parents’ Rights – Student Rights Teacher Authority Rejection of our superordinate role Rejection of our definition of the “student” role Reject of our claims that our actions serve educational goals

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School Discipline “School discipline has a moral character and moral value only if the penalty is regarded as just by those subject to it, which implies that the authority which punishes is itself recognized as legitimate” (Durkheim) Remedies To School Violence & Delinquency “Get Tough” Approaches Enhance Student Attachment “Broken Windows” Approach Vouchers Teaching Explicit Moral Content Stop Trying To Prepare Everyone For College