Legal Opinion
Glaser v. Marietta
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 1, 1972No. Civ. A. 71-1209PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WEIS, District Judge.
The Northgate School District permits corporal punishment of students under carefully controlled situations. This suit challenges the right of the school to utilize such a disciplinary method on the grounds that it constitutes cruel and unusual punishment and, secondly, it usurps parental rights.
The underlying Pennsylvania legislation is found in Purdon's Statutes, Title 24 § 13-1317, which reads as follows:
“Every teacher, vice principal and principal in the public schools shall have the right to exercise the same authority as to conduct and behavior over the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Wisconsin v. YoderSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Pierce v. Society of SistersSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Prince v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Brian Dale Bramlet v. James A. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- Eloise Ingraham, as Next Friend, Etc. v. Willie J. Wright, I, Individually, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Eloise Ingraham, as Next Friend, Etc. v. Willie J. Wright, I, Individually, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Baker v. OwenDistrict Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1975
- Citizens for Parental Rights v. San Mateo County Board of EducationCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1975
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