goss lopez argued october decided january appellee ohio public high school students suspended school misconduct days without hearing brought class action appellant school officials seeking declaration ohio statute permitting suspensions unconstitutional order enjoining officials remove references suspensions students records district declared appellees denied due process law violation fourteenth amendment suspended without hearing prior suspension within reasonable time thereafter statute implementing regulations unconstitutional granted requested injunction held students facing temporary suspension public school property liberty interests qualify protection due process clause fourteenth amendment pp chosen extend right education people appellees class generally ohio may withdraw right grounds misconduct absent fundamentally fair procedures determine whether misconduct occurred must recognize student legitimate entitlement public education property interest protected due process clause may taken away misconduct without observing minimum procedures required clause pp since misconduct charges sustained recorded seriously damage students reputation well interfere later educational employment opportunities state claimed right determine unilaterally without process whether misconduct occurred immediately collides due process clause prohibition arbitrary deprivation liberty pp suspension school de minimis may imposed complete disregard due process clause neither property interest educational benefits temporarily denied liberty interest reputation insubstantial suspensions may constitutionally imposed procedure school chooses matter arbitrary pp due process requires connection suspension days less student given oral written notice charges denies explanation evidence authorities opportunity present version generally notice hearing precede student removal school since hearing may almost immediately follow misconduct prior notice hearing feasible student presence endangers persons property threatens disruption academic process thus justifying immediate removal school necessary notice hearing follow soon practicable pp white delivered opinion douglas brennan stewart marshall joined powell filed dissenting opinion burger blackmun rehnquist joined post thomas bustin argued cause appellants briefs james hughes robert bell patrick mcgrath peter roos argued cause appellees brief denis murphy kenneth curtin john lewis filed brief buckeye association school administrators et al amici curiae urging reversal briefs amici curiae urging affirmance filed david bonderman peter van lockwood paul tractenberg david rubin william hodes national committee citizens education et al alan levine melvin wulf joel gora american civil liberties union robert kapp stephen browning nathaniel jones national association advancement colored people et al marian wright edelman children defense fund washington research project et al justice white delivered opinion appeal various administrators columbus ohio public school system cpss challenges judgment federal declaring appellees various high school students cpss denied due process law contrary command fourteenth amendment temporarily suspended high schools without hearing either prior suspension within reasonable time thereafter enjoining administrators remove references suspensions students records ohio law rev code ann provides free education children ages six section code empowers principal ohio public school suspend pupil misconduct days expel either case must notify student parents within hours state reasons action pupil expelled parents may appeal decision board education connection therewith shall permitted heard board meeting board may reinstate pupil following hearing similar procedure provided provision state law suspended student aside regulation tracking statute time imposition suspensions case cpss issued written procedure applicable suspensions far record reflects individual high schools involved case however formally informally described conduct suspension imposed nine named appellees alleged suspended public high school columbus days without hearing pursuant filed action columbus board education various administrators cpss complaint sought declaration unconstitutional permitted public school administrators deprive plaintiffs rights education without hearing kind violation procedural due process component fourteenth amendment also sought enjoin public school officials issuing future suspensions pursuant require remove references past suspensions records students question proof established suspensions arose period widespread student unrest cpss february march six named plaintiffs rudolph sutton tyrone washington susan cooper deborah fox clarence byars bruce harris students high school suspended days account disruptive disobedient conduct committed presence school administrator ordered suspension one tyrone washington among group students demonstrating school auditorium class conducted ordered school principal leave refused suspended rudolph sutton presence principal physically attacked police officer attempting remove tyrone washington auditorium immediately suspended four students suspended similar conduct none given hearing determine operative facts underlying suspension together parents offered opportunity attend conference subsequent effective date suspension discuss student future two named plaintiffs dwight lopez betty crome students central high school mcguffey junior high school respectively former suspended connection disturbance lunchroom involved physical damage school property lopez testified least students suspended school day also testified party destructive conduct instead innocent bystander one school testified regard incident evidence record indicating official basis concluding otherwise lopez never hearing betty crome present demonstration high school one attending arrested together others taken police station released without formally charged went school following day notified suspended period one school testified respect incident record disclose mcguffey junior high school principal went making decision suspend crome disclose information decision based clear record hearing ever held testimony respect suspension ninth named plaintiff carl smith school files also silent suspension although named plaintiffs files contained either direct references suspensions copies letters sent parents advising suspension basis evidence declared plaintiffs denied due process law suspended without hearing prior suspension within reasonable time thereafter ohio rev code ann regulations issued pursuant thereto unconstitutional permitting suspensions ordered references plaintiffs suspensions removed school files although imposing upon ohio school administrators particular disciplinary procedures leaving free adopt regulations providing fair suspension procedures consonant educational goals schools reflective characteristics school locality district declared minimum requirements notice hearing prior suspension except emergency situations explication stated relevant case authority permit mmediate removal student whose conduct disrupts academic atmosphere school endangers fellow students teachers school officials damages property require notice suspension proceedings sent student parents within hours decision conduct require hearing held student present within hours removal finally stated respect nature hearing relevant cases required statements support charge produced student others permitted make statements defense mitigation school need permit attendance counsel defendant school administrators appealed decision order granted plaintiffs request injunction ordering defendants expunge records jurisdiction appeal pursuant affirm ii outset appellants contend constitutional right education public expense due process clause protect expulsions public school system position misconceives nature issue refuted prior decisions fourteenth amendment forbids state deprive person life liberty property without due process law protected interests property normally created constitution rather created dimensions defined independent source state statutes rules entitling citizen certain benefits board regents roth accordingly state employee state law rules promulgated state officials legitimate claim entitlement continued employment absent sufficient cause discharge may demand procedural protections due process connell higginbotham wieman updegraff arnett kennedy powell concurring white concurring dissenting may welfare recipients statutory rights welfare long maintain specified qualifications goldberg kelly morrissey brewer applied limitations due process clause governmental decisions revoke parole although parolee constitutional right status like vein wolff mcdonnell procedural protections due process clause triggered official cancellation prisoner credits accumulated state law although benefits mandated constitution basis state law appellees plainly legitimate claims entitlement public education ohio rev code ann supp direct local authorities provide free education residents five years age law requires attendance school year less weeks ohio rev code ann true code permits school principals suspend students days suspensions may imposed without grounds whatsoever schools rules specifying grounds expulsion suspension chosen extend right education people appellees class generally ohio may withdraw right grounds misconduct absent fundamentally fair procedures determine whether misconduct occurred arnett kennedy supra powell concurring white concurring dissenting marshall dissenting although ohio may constitutionally obligated establish maintain public school system nevertheless done required children attend young people shed constitutional rights schoolhouse door tinker des moines school fourteenth amendment applied protects citizen state creatures boards education excepted west virginia board education barnette authority possessed state prescribe enforce standards conduct schools although concededly broad must exercised consistently constitutional safeguards among things state constrained recognize student legitimate entitlement public education property interest protected due process clause may taken away misconduct without adherence minimum procedures required clause due process clause also forbids arbitrary deprivations liberty person good name reputation honor integrity stake government minimal requirements clause must satisfied wisconsin constantineau board regents roth supra school authorities suspended appellees school periods days based charges misconduct sustained recorded charges seriously damage students standing fellow pupils teachers well interfere later opportunities higher education employment apparent claimed right state determine unilaterally without process whether misconduct occurred immediately collides requirements constitution appellants proceed argue even right public education protected due process clause generally clause comes play state subjects student severe detriment grievous loss loss days said neither severe grievous due process clause therefore relevance appellants argument refuted prior decisions determining whether due process requirements apply first place must look weight nature interest stake board regents roth supra appellees excluded school temporarily true length consequent severity deprivation another factor weigh determining appropriate form hearing decisive basic right hearing kind fuentes shevin view long property deprivation de minimis gravity irrelevant question whether account must taken due process clause sniadach family finance harlan concurring boddie connecticut board regents roth supra suspension school de minimis view may imposed complete disregard due process clause short suspension course far milder deprivation expulsion education perhaps important function state local governments brown board education total exclusion educational process trivial period certainly suspension days serious event life suspended child neither property interest educational benefits temporarily denied liberty interest reputation also implicated insubstantial suspensions may constitutionally imposed procedure school chooses matter arbitrary iii determined due process applies question remains process due morrissey brewer turn question fully realizing cases regularly interpretation application due process clause intensely practical matters nature due process negates concept inflexible procedures universally applicable every imaginable situation cafeteria workers mcelroy also mindful admonition judicial interposition operation public school system nation raises problems requiring care restraint large public education nation committed control state local authorities epperson arkansas also appears cases timing content notice nature hearing depend appropriate accommodation competing interests involved cafeteria workers mcelroy supra morrissey brewer supra student interest avoid unfair mistaken exclusion educational process unfortunate consequences due process clause shield suspensions properly imposed disserves interest interest state suspension fact unwarranted concern mostly academic disciplinary process totally accurate unerring process never mistaken never unfair unfortunately case one suggests disciplinarians although proceeding utmost good faith frequently act reports advice others controlling facts nature conduct challenge often disputed risk error trivial guarded may done without prohibitive cost interference educational process difficulty schools vast complex modicum discipline order essential educational function performed events calling discipline frequent occurrences sometimes require immediate effective action suspension considered necessary tool maintain order valuable educational device prospect imposing elaborate hearing requirements every suspension case viewed great concern many school authorities may well prefer untrammeled power act unilaterally unhampered rules notice hearing strange disciplinary system educational institution communication sought disciplinarian student effort inform dereliction let tell side story order make sure injustice done airness rarely obtained secret onesided determination facts decisive rights secrecy congenial gives slender assurance rightness better instrument devised arriving truth give person jeopardy serious loss notice case opportunity meet committee mcgrath supra frankfurter concurring believe school authorities must totally free notice hearing requirements schools operate acceptable efficiency students facing temporary suspension interests qualifying protection due process clause due process requires connection suspension days less student given oral written notice charges denies explanation evidence authorities opportunity present side story clause requires least rudimentary precautions unfair mistaken findings misconduct arbitrary exclusion school need delay time notice given time hearing great majority cases disciplinarian may informally discuss alleged misconduct student minutes occurred hold given opportunity explain version facts discussion student first told accused basis accusation lower courts addressed question nature procedures required short suspension cases reached conclusion tate board education vail board education supp nh since hearing may occur almost immediately following misconduct follows general rule notice hearing precede removal student school agree district however recurring situations prior notice hearing insisted upon students whose presence poses continuing danger persons property ongoing threat disrupting academic process may immediately removed school cases necessary notice rudimentary hearing follow soon practicable district indicated holding believe imposed procedures school disciplinarians inappropriate classroom setting instead imposed requirements anything less school principal impose upon order avoid unfair suspensions indeed according testimony principal high school school informal procedure remarkably similar require applicable suspensions generally followed case similarly according recent memorandum applicable entire cpss see supra school principals cpss required local rule provide least much constitutional minimum described stop short construing due process clause require countrywide hearings connection short suspensions must afford student opportunity secure counsel confront witnesses supporting charge call witnesses verify version incident brief disciplinary suspensions almost countless impose case even truncated procedures might well overwhelm administrative facilities many places diverting resources cost save educational effectiveness moreover formalizing suspension process escalating formality adversary nature may make costly regular disciplinary tool also destroy effectiveness part teaching process hand requiring effective notice informal hearing permitting student give version events provide meaningful hedge erroneous action least disciplinarian alerted existence disputes facts arguments cause effect may determine summon accuser permit allow student present witnesses difficult cases may permit counsel event discretion informed think risk error substantially reduced requiring least informal student disciplinarian preferably prior suspension add little factfinding function disciplinarian witnessed conduct forming basis charge things always seem student least opportunity characterize conduct put deems proper context also make clear addressed solely short suspension exceeding days longer suspensions expulsions remainder school term permanently may require formal procedures put aside possibility unusual situations although involving short suspension something rudimentary procedures required iv district found suspensions involved occurred without hearing either suspension suspension therefore invalid statute unconstitutional insofar permits suspensions without notice hearing accordingly judgment affirmed footnotes according testimony phillip fulton principal one high schools involved case informal procedure applicable high school provided routine case misconduct occurring presence teacher teacher describe misconduct form provided purpose send student form principal office principal obtain student version story conflicted teacher written version send teacher obtain teacher oral version apparently presence student fulton testified discrepancy still existed teacher version believed principal arrive disciplinary decision based plaintiffs sought bring action behalf students columbus public schools suspended february class action declared accordingly since complaint sought restrain enforcement operation state statute restraining action officer state enforcement execution statute requested pursuant convened students also alleged conduct suspended adequately defined ohio law vagueness overbreadth argument rejected students appealed part decision fox given two separate suspensions misconduct occurring two separate occasions second following immediately upon return school addition suspension sutton transferred another school lopez actually absent school following suspension days seems occurred misunderstanding length suspension letter sent lopez days purports assume compulsory school age voluntarily staying away upon asserting case lopez transferred another school judgment stated statute unconstitutional provides suspension without first affording student due process law emphasis supplied however language judgment must read light language opinion expressly contemplates circumstances students may properly removed school hearing held long hearing follows promptly appellees assert brief four randomly selected ohio colleges specifically inquire high school every applicant admission whether applicant ever suspended brief appellees appellees also contend many employers request similar information ibid congress recently enacted legislation limiting access information contained files school receiving federal funds section education amendments pub stat supp iv adding general education provisions act section preclude release verified reports serious recurrent behavior patterns employers without written consent student parents subsection permits release information schools student intends enroll upon condition parent advised release information given opportunity hearing challenge content information insure inclusion inaccurate misleading information statute expressly state whether parent contest underlying basis suspension fact contained student school record since landmark decision appeals fifth circuit dixon alabama state board education cert denied lower federal courts uniformly held due process clause applicable decisions made educational institutions remove student institution long enough removal classified expulsion hagopian knowlton wasson trowbridge esteban central missouri state college cert denied vought van buren public schools supp ed whitfield simpson supp ed fielder board education school district winnebago supp neb dejesus penberthy supp soglin kauffman supp wd aff stricklin regents university wisconsin supp wd appeal dismissed buck carter supp wd general order judicial standards procedure substance review student discipline tax supported institutions higher education wd mo en banc lower courts less uniform however question whether removal school shorter period may ever trivial deprivation require process short removal must qualify courts appeals held assumed due process clause applicable long suspensions pervis lamarque ind school indefinite suspensions sullivan houston ind school cert denied addition suspension suspension williams dade county school board suspension black students north fort myers high school williams mild suspensions farrell joel tate board education suspension shanley northeast ind school bexar county texas inapplicable suspension linwood board ed city peoria cert denied suspension dunn tyler ind school suspension days murray west baton rouge parish school board suspensions matter short black coalition portland school district federal district courts held due process clause applicable interim suspension pending expulsion proceedings stricklin regents university wisconsin supra buck carter supra suspension banks board public instruction dade county supp sd vacated entry fresh decree timely appeal might taken appeals aff suspensions five days vail board education portsmouth school supp nh suspensions mills board education dist columbia supp dc givens poe supp wdnc inapplicable suspensions days hernandez school district number one denver colorado supp suspensions days baker downey city board education supp cd cal suspensions eight days hatter los angeles city high school district supp cd cal rev grounds cases holding process necessary connection short suspensions always clear whether viewed due process clause inapplicable simply felt process received due even absence kind hearing procedure facts involved case illustrate point betty crome suspended conduct occur school grounds mass arrests made hardly guaranteeing careful individualized factfinding police school principal claims involved misconduct however suspended days without ever told accused given opportunity explain presence among arrested similarly dwight lopez suspended along many others connection disturbance lunchroom lopez says one lunchroom involved however never told basis principal belief involved ever given opportunity explain presence lunchroom school principals suspended crome lopez may correct merits inconsistent due process clause made decision misconduct occurred without meaningful time giving crome lopez opportunity persuade principals otherwise recognize suspensions imposed time great difficulty school administrations involved least lopez case may immediate need send home everyone lunchroom order preserve school order property administrative burden providing hearings kind considerable however neither factor justifies disciplinary suspension without time gathering facts relating lopez specifically confronting giving opportunity explain appellants point fact process provided ohio law way judicial review ohio rev code ann supp appellants cite case general administrative review statute used appeal disciplinary decision school official assumed used two reasons insufficient save inadequate procedures school level first although new proof may offered proceeding shaker coventry shaker heights planning ohio op proceeding de novo locke ohio app thus decision school even made upon inadequate procedures entitled weight proceeding second without demonstration contrary must assume delay attend proceeding suspension stayed pending hearing student meanwhile irreparably lose educational benefits justice powell chief justice justice blackmun justice rehnquist join dissenting today invalidates ohio statute permits student suspensions school without hearing ten days decision unnecessarily opens avenues judicial intervention operation public schools may affect adversely quality education holds first time federal courts rather educational officials state legislatures authority determine rules applicable routine classroom discipline children teenagers public schools justifies unprecedented intrusion process elementary secondary education identifying new constitutional right right student suspended much single day without notice due process hearing either promptly following suspension decision rests premise ohio law education property interest protected fourteenth amendment due process clause therefore suspension requires notice hearing view student interest education infringed suspension within limited period prescribed ohio law moreover extent may arguable infringement speculative transitory insubstantial justify imposition constitutional rule although held san antonio independent school dist rodriguez education right protected constitution ohio elected statute provide free education youths age six ohio rev code ann supp children years age compelled attend school et seq state law therefore extends right free public school education ohio students accordance education laws state right entitlement education created protected proper case due process clause see board regents roth arnett kennedy powell concurring view case identifying property interests subject due process protections past opinions make clear interests created dimensions defined existing rules understandings stem independent source state law board regents roth supra emphasis supplied ohio statute creates right free education also explicitly authorizes principal suspend student much days ohio rev code ann supp thus legislation defines dimension student entitlement providing right education generally establish right free discipline imposed accord ohio law rather right encompassed entire package statutory provisions governing education ohio power suspend one thus disregards basic structure ohio law posturing case ohio conferred unqualified right education thereby compelling school authorities conform due process procedures imposing routine discipline however one may define entitlement education provided ohio law conclude deprivation days suspension school imposed routine disciplinary measure assume constitutional dimensions contrary assertion cases support rather refute appellants argument due process clause comes play state subjects student severe detriment grievous loss ante recently reiterated precisely standard analyzing due process claims whether procedural protections due depends extent individual condemned suffer grievous loss joint refugee committee mcgrath frankfurter concurring quoted goldberg kelly morrissey brewer emphasis supplied ohio suspension statute allows serious significant infringement education authorizes maximum suspension eight school days less normal school year absences limited duration rarely affect pupil opportunity learn scholastic performance indeed record case reflects educational injury appellees completed semester suspension occurred performed least well previous years despite unsupported speculation suspended student seriously damage ante factual showing damage appellees also relies perceived deprivation liberty resulting suspension arguing without factual support record pertaining appellees suspension harms student reputation view decision board regents roth supra thought argument plainly untenable underscoring need serious damage reputation roth held nontenured teacher rehired public university claim suffer sufficient reputational injury require constitutional protections surely brief suspension less serious consequence reputation teenage student ii prior decisions explicitly recognized school authorities must broad discretionary authority daily operation public schools includes wide latitude respect maintaining discipline good order addressing point specifically stated tinker des moines school repeatedly emphasized need affirming comprehensive authority school officials consistent fundamental constitutional safeguards prescribe control conduct schools large public education nation committed control state local authorities courts intervene resolution conflicts arise daily operation school systems directly sharply implicate basic constitutional values moreover ignores experience mankind well long history law recognizing differences must accommodated determining rights duties children compared adults examples distinction abound law contracts torts criminal law procedure criminal sanctions rehabilitation right vote hold office today except special context first amendment issue tinker educational rights children teenagers elementary secondary schools analogized rights adults accorded college students even respect first amendment rights children regarded adults tinker supra stewart concurring turn considerations support former view regarding comprehensive authority school officials prescribe control conduct schools unlike divergent even sharp conflict interests usually present due process rights asserted interests implicated state schools pupils essentially congruent state interest broadly put proper functioning public school system benefit pupils public generally rulings interfere extensively daily functioning schools subjecting routine discipline formalities judicial oversight due process suspensions one traditional means ranging keeping student class permanent expulsion used maintain discipline schools common knowledge maintaining order reasonable decorum school buildings classrooms major educational problem one increased significantly magnitude recent years often teacher protecting rights children education safety compelled rely power suspend facts set forth margin leave little room doubt magnitude disciplinary problem public schools extent reliance upon right suspend also demonstrate hearings required substantial percentage suspensions school authorities time little else state generalized interest maintaining orderly school system incompatible individual interest student education meaningful sense includes inculcation understanding pupil necessity rules obedience thereto understanding less important learning read write one comprehend meaning necessity discipline handicapped merely education throughout subsequent life age home church play diminishing role shaping character value judgments young heavier responsibility falls upon schools immature student merits censure conduct rendered disservice appropriate sanctions applied procedures application formalized invite challenge teacher authority invitation rebellious even merely spirited teenagers likely accept lesson discipline merely matter student shaping character personality provides early understanding relevance social compact respect rights others classroom laboratory lesson life best learned justice black summed school discipline like parental discipline integral important part training children good citizens better citizens tinker dissenting opinion one disturbing aspects today decision indiscriminate reliance upon judiciary adversary process means resolving many routine problems arising classroom mandating due process procedures misapprehends reality normal relationship ongoing relationship one teacher must occupy many roles educator adviser friend times rarely adversary nature except respect chronically disruptive insubordinate pupil teacher must free discipline without frustrating formalities ohio statute providing due notice parents board compatible relationship informal resolution mistaken disciplinary action relied generations upon experience good faith dedication staff public schools nonadversary means airing grievances always available pupils parents one thought today opinion informal method resolving differences compatible interests concerned resort constitutionalized procedure however blandly may defined view constitutionalizing routine classroom decisions represents significant unwise extension due process clause also quite unnecessary view safeguards prescribed ohio statute demonstrable comparison mandates required due process protective procedures finds constitutionally insufficient ohio statute limiting suspensions eight school days requires written notice including reasons therefor student parents board education within hours suspension requires oral written notice pupil notice required parents board education mere fact statutory requirement deterrent arbitrary action principal board usually elected people sensitive constituent relations may expected identify principal whose record suspensions merits inquiry event parents placed written notice may exercise rights constituents going directly board member thereof dissatisfied principal decision due process hearing appear provide significantly protection already available holds principal must listen student version events either suspension thereafter depending upon circumstances ante truncated hearing likely considerably less meaningful opportunities correcting mistakes already available students parents indeed case students parents offered opportunity attend conference school officials rush mandate constitutional rule appears give weight practical manner suspension problems normally worked ohio law one must doubt whether constitutionalization relationship attendant doctrinal practical difficulties assure meaningful sense greater protection already afforded ohio law iii one foresee ultimate frontiers new thicket enters today ruling appears sweep within protected interest education multitude discretionary decisions educational process teachers school authorities required make many decisions may serious consequences pupil must decide example grade student work whether student passes fails course whether promoted whether required take certain subjects whether may excluded interscholastic athletics extracurricular activities whether may removed one school sent another whether may bused long distances available schools nearby whether placed general vocational track many similar situations claims impairment one educational entitlement identical principle today asserted equal greater justification likewise many situations pupil advance types speculative subjective injury given critical weight case district relying upon generalized opinion evidence concluded suspended student may suffer psychological injury one ways set forth margin appears adopt rationale see ante hardly need said student result day suspension suffers blow self esteem feels powerless views teachers resentment feels stigmatized teachers identical psychological harms flow many routine necessary school decisions student given failing grade promoted excluded certain extracurricular activities assigned school reserved children less average ability placed vocational rather college preparatory track unlikely suffer less psychological injury suspended day relatively minor infraction seems apparent require due process procedures whenever routine school decisions challenged impact upon public education serious indeed discretion judgment federal courts across land often substituted state legislatures school boards teachers heretofore responsible administration american public school system perceives rational analytically sound distinction discretionary decision school authorities suspend pupil brief period types discretionary school decisions described prudent articulate today opinion otherwise federal courts prepare vast new role society iv long ago state deprivations significant forms state largesse thought require due process protection ground deprivation resulted loss benefit bailey richardson app aff equally divided recent years wisely view rejected wooden distinction rights privileges board regents roth looked instead significance right substantiality alleged deprivation today opinion appears abandon reasonable approach holding effect government infringement interest person entitled matter interest inconsequential infringement requires constitutional protection difficult think less consequential infringement suspension junior high school student single day equally difficult perceive principled limit new reach procedural due process ohio statute ohio rev code ann actually limitation practice school authorities determining appropriate duration suspensions statute allows superintendent principal public school suspend pupil ten days italics supplied requires notification parent guardian writing within hours suspension section also provides authority expulsion pupils requires hearing thereon school board upon request parent guardian rights pupils expelled involved case concerns limited discretion school authorities suspend days expulsion usually resulting least loss school year semester incomparably serious matter brief suspension traditionally used principal sanction enforcing routine discipline ohio statute recognizes distinction speaks exclusion educational process trivial period ante opinion makes clear even one day suspension invokes constitutional procedure mandated today apparently reads ohio law implication qualification suspensions may imposed cause thereby analogizing case civil service laws considered arnett kennedy sure one may assume pupils suspended whim caprice school official statute provide notice suspension reasons therefor statute draws sharp distinction suspension far drastic sanction expulsion hearing required latter follow analysis one must conclude legislature nevertheless intended without saying suspension also consequence may imposed cause justified hearing unsoundness reading sort requirement statute apparent comparison arnett case congress expressly provided nonprobationary federal employees discharged cause requirement reflected congressional recognition seriousness discharging employees simply analogy termination nonprobationary employment civil service employee suspension public school pupil days even correct implying concept justifiable cause ohio procedure hardly stretched constitutional proportions found present arnett indeed quotes portion justice frankfurter concurrence refugee committee mcgrath explicitly refers person jeopardy serious loss see ante emphasis supplied de minimis standard referred relevant case standard first stated justice harlan concurring opinion sniadach family finance quoted opinion fuentes shevin sniadach fuentes however involved resolution property disputes two private parties claiming interest property neither case pertained interest conferred state app testimony norval goss director pupil personnel see opinion supp sd ohio see also wisconsin constantineau quoting grievous loss standard first articulated committee mcgrath supra dissent first amendment issue justice harlan recognized basic agreement limited role judiciary overseeing school disciplinary decisions reluctant believe disagreement majority proposition school officials accorded widest authority maintaining discipline good order institutions see generally bailey disruption urban secondary schools summarizes recent surveys school disruption syracuse university study example found schools responding reported type significant disruption years amicus brief filed children defense fund least junior senior high school students sampled suspended one times school year data conclusion rests obtained extensive survey prepared office civil rights department health education welfare children defense fund reviewed suspension data five arkansas maryland new jersey ohio south carolina likewise amicus brief submitted several school associations ohio indicates number suspensions significant students school enrollment suspended cincinnati students suspended akron students suspended cleveland see also office civil rights survey supra finding approximately students new york city cleveland houston memphis suspended least school year even figures probably somewhat conservative since schools reply survey see generally dobson dare discipline role teacher society historically honored respected one rooted experience decades left us warm memories teachers especially formative years primary secondary education regard relationship student teacher manifestly different welfare administrator recipient see goldberg kelly motor vehicle department driver see bell burson debtor creditor see sniadach family finance supra fuentes shevin supra mitchell grant parole officer parolee see morrissey brewer even employer employee see arnett kennedy many noneducation settings purposes analysis faceless administrator dealing equally faceless recipient form government benefit license others garnishment repossession cases relationship public school system however premised belief teachers pupils faceless educational relationship present typical conflict interest rather relationship traditionally marked coincidence interests yet relying cases sniadach fuentes apparently views classroom teenagers comparable competitive adversary environment adult commercial world traditional factor due process analysis protection implicit office functionary whose conduct challenged committee mcgrath frankfurter concurring public school setting high degree protection since teacher responsibility commitment pupils absent due process contexts recognizes requirements imposes anything less school principal impose upon order avoid unfair suspensions ante see connelly university vermont supp see kelley metropolitan county board education nashville supp md psychological injuries perceived follows suspension blow student student feels powerless helpless student views school authorities teachers resentment suspicion fear student learns withdrawal mode problem solving student little perception reasons suspension know offending acts committed student stigmatized teachers school administrators deviant expect student troublemaker future doubt school modern psychological psychiatric persuasion maintains discipline young detrimental whatever one may think wisdom unproved theory hardly affords dependable support constitutional decision moreover even theory proponents concede magnitude injury depends primarily upon individual child teenager classroom reprimand teacher may traumatic shy timid introvert expulsion aggressive rebellious extrovert view tend lose sense perspective proportion case kind average normal children vast majority suspension days simply detriment commonplace occurrence students suspended leaves scars affects reputations indeed often may viewed young badge distinction welcome holiday estimate supplied national school board association washington see office education elementary secondary public school statistics half dozen years ago extended first amendment rights limited circumstances public school pupils justice black dissenting viewed decision ushering entirely new era power control pupils elected officials state supported public schools ultimate effect transferred tinker des moines school thought justice black unduly concerned prophecy fulfilled years since tinker literally hundreds cases schoolchildren alleging violation constitutional rights flood litigation pupils school authorities triggered narrowly written first amendment opinion well joined facts one speculate extent public education disrupted giving every schoolchild power contest decision made teacher arguably infringes right education