THE

LAWYER IN THE SCHOOL-ROOM

COMPRISING THE

LAWS OF ALL THE STATES

ON

IMPORTANT EDUCATIONAL SUBJECTS.

Carefully Compiled, Arranged, Cited, and Explained,

J. W. SCHERMERHORN & CO., 430 BROOME STREET.
PHILADELPHIA, 512 ARCH STREET; CHICAGO, 6 CUSTOM-HOUSE PLACE.
LONDON: 60 PATERNOSTER ROW, TRUBNER & Co.

SOLD BY BOOKSELLERS GENERALLY.

1867.

ENTERED, according to act of Congress, in the year 1867, by

M. MCN. WALSH,

in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New-York.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

OF SCHOOLS, SCHOOL SYSTEMS, AND GOVERNMENTS.-Giving an explanation of the dif

ferent plans that have been adopted for the diffusion of knowledge in all countries

ancient and modern, and showing the effect which governmental school systems

have had upon the destiny of nations,.....

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CHAPTER II.

THE LAW AS TO RELIGION IN SCHOOLS.-This chapter contains the old English and

colonial laws relative to the subject, and gives a succinct legal history (all taken

from law books and court records) of the origin and progress of "religious liberty"

in this country,.

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CHAPTER III.

THE LAW AS TO RELIGION IN SCHOOLS.-In this chapter the laws of the several

States, now in force, are carefully explained and cited,........

CHAPTER IV.

THE LAW AS TO CORPORAL PUNISHMENT-PARENT AND CHILD,...

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CHAPTER V.

THE LAW AS TO CORPORAL PUNISHMENT-TEACHER AND PUPIL,...

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CHAPTER VI.

THE LAW AS TO PUNISHING FOR MISCONDUCT OUT OF SCHOOL,..

CHAPTER VII.

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THE LAW AS TO THE PROPER INSTRUMENT TO BE USED IN PUNISHING,...........116

CHAPTER VIII.

THE LAW AS TO THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO INTERFERE with the rules or the methods

of discipline adopted in schools,.....

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CHAPTER IX.

THE LAW AS TO THE TEACHER'S MORALITY,.

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