US schools may paddle because the Eighth Amendment does not apply

Evidence

Ingraham v. Wright, 430 US 651 (1977). The US Supreme Court decision holding that the Eighth Amendment does not apply to school corporal punishment. — , The Rod and the Child, 12855

Categorization

• XREF: Contradicts the child-rights legal cascade documented in South Africa, Brazil, and Nepal. — connects to: The Ingraham decision confines Eighth Amendment protection to convicted criminals, excluding schoolchildren. — , The Rod and the Child: A Global History…, 5204; Historical prevalence of a practice does not immunize it from the Eighth Amendment. — , The Rod and the Child: A Global History…, 9425; School openness and post-hoc damages justify excluding students from Eighth Amendment protection. — , The Rod and the Child: A Global History…, 9423

Related

• The Ingraham decision confines Eighth Amendment protection to convicted criminals, excluding schoolchildren. (similarity 0.92)
• School openness and post-hoc damages justify excluding students from Eighth Amendment protection. (similarity 0.88)
• Historical prevalence of a practice does not immunize it from the Eighth Amendment. (similarity 0.79)
• US schools paddle roughly 160,000 students annually with Black students struck twice as often (similarity 0.79)