Many good laws have been passed to protect individual rights. Unfortunately, some laws have become vehicles for nuisance litigation by parents who themselves have no respect for educators'authority. Civil libertarians might question the wisdom of protecting the rights of teachers to discipline children without being exposed to litigation. We believe teachers should be able to act as surrogate parents during the school day, and therefore should have the same rights to discipline as parents do. While this legislation should not encourage corporal punishment, it should allow a teacher to touch a child to maintain discipline.
Schools are under pressure to improve their ability to teach all children.
Lack of discipline makes teaching and learning more difficult. The legislation should be as strong as possible to give teachers back their authority to maintain a good learning environment. ON Riverfront Arts Center will continue to work if it is properly staffed There has been some nervousness over what will become of the First USA Riverfront Arts Center in Wilmington now that Broughton International will no longer stage big exhibits there. Last week's announcement that the Riverfront Development Corp. had landed a major show of Syrian antiquities has allayed some fears. The RDC was chafing under its financial agreements with Broughton International.