Ingraham v. Wright
- Decided
- April 19, 1977
- Docket
- 75-6527
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
Cited 2,975 timesNo negative treatment found in this library
What later courts said
- holding that a student has a fourteenth amendment liberty interest in being free from unreasonable bodily restraint and punishment — United States v. Howard Perry, Glen Hagen, James Geran, Kevin Dorr. United States of America v. Howard Perry and Gary Moore (1986)
- holding that the Eighth Amendment's prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment applies only to punishments imposed after criminal convictions and hence does not apply to the punishment of schoolchildren by public school officials — New Jersey v. T. L. O. (1985)
- holding that disciplinary corporal punishment of public school students by teachers and administrators does not give rise to an Eighth Amendment violation — Brown Ex Rel. Brown v. Ramsey (2000)
Each line is a later court’s own words about this case, not a summary. Read the opinion before relying on it.
How the opinion begins
Mr. Justice Powell delivered the opinion of the Court.
This case presents questions concerning the use of corporal punishment in public schools: First, whether the paddling of students as a means of maintaining school discipline constitutes cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment; and, second, to the extent that paddling is constitutionally permissible, whether the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment requires prior notice and an opportunity to be heard.
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Ingraham v. Wright, 430 U.S. 651 (1977)Read the full opinion
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