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Bill: Student Punishment Reform Act of July 2173
Details
Submitted by[?]: Proletariat Revolution Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: August 2174
Description[?]:
| Given that a student is in school to receive an education as mandated by the federal government, it is in their long term interests that the government set down a set of rules to ensure that while detrimental beahviour doesn't go unpunished, that it doesn't result in corperal punishment. While itis currently preferred to allow the schools to set punishment levels, it is in the better interests of our citizens to have a policy that doesn't have possible consequences of a child being hurt because of excessive use of force. Corperal punishment should remain out of our schools for legal reasons, as to ensure that legal action cannot be pursed against any school or level of government as a result of misguidement in the amount of force used by the disciplining teacher against the offending student. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The teacher's right to discipline children.
Old value:: Discipline levels are set by schools.
Current: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Proposed: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:51:26, January 20, 2006 CET | From | Proletariat Revolution Party | To | Debating the Student Punishment Reform Act of July 2173 |
| Message | SLP believes that even if it is legal, the force exerted may be too damaging depending on the size of the teacher and the student should physical punishment be an option. It is also a good legal measure to protect all those involved from civil or criminal action depending on the extent of damage over the legal limit as permitted under the law that allows the school to set acceptable levels. |
| Date | 20:42:25, January 20, 2006 CET | From | AM Radical Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Student Punishment Reform Act of July 2173 |
| Message | Parents should have the right to send their children to schools that use what the parents deem appropiate discipline levels. |
| Date | 21:25:26, January 20, 2006 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Student Punishment Reform Act of July 2173 |
| Message | The AAS offers absolute support to our allies in the SLP, on this issue. |
| Date | 22:39:13, January 20, 2006 CET | From | Proletariat Revolution Party | To | Debating the Student Punishment Reform Act of July 2173 |
| Message | Hmn... perhaps then this should apply strictly to public schools and not private? If the majority agrees, I can change the wording to reflect it, so that it is in tune ith my previous proposal about allowing both private and public schools to co-exist. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 220 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 225 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 55 |
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