My delightful padlet by Tucker Phillips

Key people in the case

phil94 — 2025-03-03 17:33:10 UTC

James Ingraham was a 14 year old eighth grade student who in 1970 was paddled by the principal Willie J. Wright.

Key facts

phil94 — 2025-03-03 17:33:51 UTC

On October 1, 1970, Assistant Principal Solomon Barnes applied corporal punishment to Roosevelt Andrews and fifteen other boys in a restroom at Charles R. Drew Junior High School. A teacher had accused Andrews of tardiness, but Andrews claimed he still had two minutes to get to class when he was seized. When Andrews resisted paddling, Barnes struck him on the arm, back, and across the neck.

Question

phil94 — 2025-03-03 17:34:30 UTC

Does the cruel and unusual punishment clause of the Eighth Amendment forbid corporal punishment done by teachers and administrators upon Ingraham and Andrews at Charles R. Drew Junior High School? Does the School System’s corporal punishment policy violate due process?

Conclusion

phil94 — 2025-03-03 17:37:18 UTC

In a 5-4 decision the court decided it wasn't an infringement of the 8th amendment.

Source

phil94 — 2025-03-03 17:38:02 UTC

Link to Video

phil94 — 2025-03-03 17:39:28 UTC

https://animoto.com/play/n2BDrpSbig3WPP6MeKhgRg