It Takes a Village: The Evolution of Blackstone's Doctrine of In Loco Parentis
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Authors
Salfrank, Linda J.
Issue Date
2024-12
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58
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1
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Journal Article
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William Blackstone is credited with introducing the doctrine of in loco parentis. Essentially, at common law, a parent was deemed to delegate to educators at least part of his or her authority to control the child’s conduct at school. In Blackstone’s words, a parent “may . . . delegate part of his parental authority . . . to the tutor or schoolmaster of his child; who is then in loco parentis, and has such a portion of the power of the parent committed to his charge . . . that of restraint and correction, as may be necessary to answer the purposes for which he is employed.”
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Creighton University School of Law