The everyday morality is that as it wasn't her phone, she would not surrender it. She expected and would accept a sanction against herself, but considered the confiscation of an innocent party's phone to be unreasonable. She showed considerable courage in standing up for her beliefs, and as i have said elsewhere, is usually a highly regarded model pupil. I am confident that had she been one of Milgram's subjects she would have refused to obey him as well.

"if there is to be any discipline"

    Of course there must be discipine, but let it vcentre on responsibility, not obedience. Has your reading extended to Alfie Kohn? If not give him a try.


Beyond Discipline
From Compliance to Community

(Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1996/2006)