This relies on peer judgment to uphold a Bill of Rights and Code of Laws adopted by the student body' The lack of disciplinary problems is attributed to the Thaler legal system. This relies on peer judgment to uphold a Bill of Rights and Code of Laws adopted by the student body. Three quarters of the applicants flunk. The highest scoring student is appointed judge, next highest is bailiff, and the others become attorneys. Anyone going to court at Gilman must have a legal representative.
Court is now in session.
The junior high school students rose as 7th-grader Terry entered the room in a long, black choir robe. The mothers of both the plaintiff and defendant appeared in 'court', after agreeing that the decision of the student jury would be final. The junior high lawyers nervously shuffled papers, as Judge Schmidt banged his gavel for order and the trial began. The Bill of Rights states that everyone is to be treated with dignity and respect. In this school, kids have protection,' says Norman Parent, 'not only from each other, but from teachers as well.