Makenna Rich and Emily Andrzejewski Period 8 1/6/15 By Julian Leavitt

 Florida state law gave public schools permission to apply corporal punishment to enforce discipline -law required teachers to obtain principle’s permission before doing so  school year Ingraham disobeyed a teacher’s instructions and was given 20 “licks”  teachers hit Roosevelt Andrews for small offenses  Ingraham and Andrews sued the principal and superintendent of Bade County School System -argued that they violated the 8 th and 14 th amendments By Fritz Von Dardel

 8 th -forbids cruel and unusual punishment  14 th -guarantees everyone due process before being deprived of life, liberty, or property  1970 Florida State Law -gave public schools permission to use corporal punishment Image from John Jay College

 Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. -public schools aren’t part of the criminal justice system -don’t involve bail, fines, and punishments  8 th amendment states “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.”

 Justice White, Marshall, Brennan, and Stevens -disagreed with Court decision that corporal punishment doesn’t amount to cruel/unusual punishment despite of its severity -questioned why abuse is prohibited against prisoners for being “barbaric and inhumane” but not against students  Framers didn’t place the word “criminal” into the 8 th amendment Image from Microsoft Clip Art

 Justice Byron R. White -8 th amendment applies to all circumstances -the 8 th amendment protects a prisoner but not a child in school -amendment was made so that brutal punishments weren’t used on anyone Image from wikimedia

 5-4 court ruling in favor of Drew Junior High School -majority party won debate  8 th amendment was made to protect criminals, not students  Public schools are open environments; students go home everyday  parents would know if their children were beaten severely  Students have a right to civil/criminal charges if they feel punishments are too harsh -serves as enough protection By National Archives and Records Service

 Born in Virginia  Attended Washington and Lee University for undergraduate and law school  Studied at Harvard Law School  Worked in corporate law in Virginia and dealt with local matters in Richmond  Chairman of Richmond School Board in supported racial segregation  Established in the Supreme Court in chosen by President Richard Nixon Regents of University of California v. Backke 1978  Retired in 1987 Image from Pixabay

 Corporal punishment is still allowed in schools -it doesn’t violate any amendment in the Constitution  If a student feels that a punishment is too harsh/unnecessary, it can be tested in court Image from Microsoft Clipart

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