The Supreme Court held in Ingraham v. Wright, 430 U.S. 651 (1979) that corporal punishment in schools did not violate the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment. Describe the authority of the court systems and in your response address the following questions: 1. Can the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals find that corporal punishment does in fact violate the 8th Amendment? 2. Can a Missouri Supreme Court find that corporal punishment violates the Missouri State Constitution? 3. Can the Missouri legislature prohibit corporal punishment? 4. Can a local school board prohibit corporal punishment? Reflection Paper Criteria 1. Must be APA format with proper reference page 2. Must be double spaced 3. Cover page and page numbers 4. Must use this Criteria: 1. Summary – Provide a summary of the question and restate the poignant details and important facts to consider for your question/case. 2. Analysis – What is the likely outcome? Provide an explanation to your question/case and reference chapter details to support or refute your reason. 3. Implications of leadership – Based on your predicted outcome, what does this mean with regard to leadership? How could this impact you as an educator in the public school system? 4. Writing Conventions – (i.e. Grammar, Usage, Mechanics, Spelling)
