Legal doctrine was used by some courts to reaffirm the power of institutions over students during the era of legal insularity. It meant that institutions stood in the place of parents when taking deliberate or intentional actions to discipline and regulate students.

1. Sanctions
2. Justice ability
3. In loco parentis
4. The use of legal terms and mimicking of legal concepts
5. Jurisdiction
6. Stare decisis
7. Procedures
8. Contract law