The legal status of the Virginia high school principal in maintaining pupil discipline

This study will determine the legal position of a Virginia high school principal with respect to discipline. Is his position hindered continuously by court rulings? Many principals state that they cannot discipline effectively with the courts breathing down their necks. In comparing the questionnaires received from Virginia principals with a case law study of pupil control decisions, the question of legal limitations on the principal\u27s authority may be resolved. Within the question of limita- tions, the determination of the legal points which either are not known or not understood by Virginia high school administrators can also be ascertained. As a result, the author may then arrive at the steps needed to be taken by the Virginia principal in order to avoid litigation over his control of pupil conduct