The Pros And Cons Of After School Detention

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No, due process does not violate the fourteenth Amendment of United Stated Constitution in regards to after school detention because the discipline does not “derive any person of life, liberty, or property” (U.S. Const Amend. 14). Detention means “the withholding of what belongs to or is claimed by another” (Dictionary.com). In reference to school discipline procedure a detention is withholding the claim of release from the institution of education set forth by the state’s department of education for minor infraction. Unlike suspension or explosion which infringes upon the liberty of education, the Supreme Court in Goss v. Lopez requires due process proceeding (Goss, 419 US). Since detention occurs after schools the student educational