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Paddling is approved
ALTHOUGH the U.S. Supreme Court ruled
April 19 in Ingraham v. Wright that corporal
punishment of school children does not violate the
8th Amendment, Illinois Supt. of Education
Joseph M. Cronin is concerned the decision could
be misinterpreted.
"Illinois regulations continue to provide for local decisions on corporal punishment," Cronin said, "and Chicago and several other school districts have banned all physical punishments for children. Parents may notify schools that they do not want their children paddled since opinions differ so widely on the consequences. School people should continue to pay attention to previous court decisions which call for explaining the reasons for punishment, providing for a witness, and using restraint and good sense."
Cocaine is a drug
CIRCUIT Judge George P. Coutrakon
reversed his March 17 ruling and held April
28 that cocaine is a narcotic and is subject to
penalty provisions of the statutes. Judge
Coutrakon of the 7th Judicial Circuit said
the ruling by the Third Appellate Court in
People v. Villaneuva two weeks after his
initial ruling took precedence. The circuit
case involved in the cocaine ruling is People
v. Julian P. Gabriel.
28 / July 1977 / Illinois Issues