In a case where a father was charged with abuse, a more severe infraction than neglect, judges held that biting a girl on the face and arm, leaving severe bruises, did not cross the line.
The review documented the vitality and productivity of independent dancers and choreographers and the often severe financial, contractual and physical conditions in which they worked, as well as proposing some radical reforms.
But in the nation's 31 Catholic high schools that are more than 75percentt African-American, only 1percentt of students are dismissed every year for severe discipline infractions, less than at neighborhood public schools.
Being late to class or having an unkempt room may result in as little as 5 hours while more severe misconduct infractions may result in upwards of 60 to 80 hours.
An instructor may immediately fail a student for sufficiently severe infractions.
It is common practice in basketball, baseball and hockey to eject athletes after severe infractions.
The Special Housing Unit, more commonly called "the Box," is where Sing Sing convicts are put into solitary confinement after severe infractions.
All records of academic dishonesty shall be maintained for five (5) years; in cases of severe infractions the record may be maintained for a longer period or permanently.
And in recent months, the cabbies say, police officers have been issuing tickets that classify many common violations as more severe infractions.
Maxse suggested that the forfeiting of prize money may in future be done on a tapered basis, with less severe infractions resulting in only a percentage of prize money being lost.
A ban on helmet-to-anything contact, with severe penalties for infractions (perhaps a minimum six-game suspension), might get parents to start to reconsider allowing their sons to play.
