Detention & Suspension
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He Was Supposed to Have 10 Day Suspension
Asked by ✩.!. from Los Angeles
on November 17, 2011
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I posted earlier about my son getting his first suspension. I spoke with the teacher and principal again and found out more to the story. My son was playing with blo...
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- 10 days for THAT for a 5 year old? Wow, ridiculous. Kids fighting and doing worse damage in high school don't even get suspensions that long.
- I think the school acted right. Of course you don't feel your son should be "tattled on" because he is yours, but the mother of the child that was being told he could...
- Where I am at, our school has a ZERO tolerance policy. I wouldn't be surprised if a child was expelled for something like that. E.g. In our school district there was...
Detention for an 8 Year Old??
Asked by J.C. from St. Louis
on January 9, 2009
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Okay, I have an 8 yr old whom I've recently gotten a diagnosis of Dyslexia through a private evaluator as the schools would not help. He does attend a catholic school...
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- Ok, so here is my take on it, because my daughter is also 8...if a child is put in an uncomfortable situation where they are unsure or confused, it may not be their in...
- I have an 8 yr old, and I find the punishment at your son's school to be extreme and ineffective. Whether he has an attention issue is beside the point (actually, if h...
- Only my personal opinion here, but I wouldn't even put a child of 8 in "time out" for that long. That is basically what they are doing if he is only allowed to sit and...
Any Mother Who Has Had a Child in Juvenille Detention Center
Asked by R.D. from New York
on January 27, 2011
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My son just got put in juvenille detention center for how long not sure of yet,I feel so empty inside and all I do is cry he called today crying he is not eating and o...
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- I haven't had this situation, but I wish my sons problems had been dealt with when he was still a minor. Its heartbreaking because at the ery least we want our kids t...
- I dont have a child there but my nephew has been in and out since the age of 12. I know my SIL found a counseling center that had a group for mothers she said it was ...
- I have never had a kid in detention (as mine isn't born yet), but I do work as a counselor in a juvenile detention center with the kids who are placed on suicide watch...
The Decision Is Already Made, I Mainly Need Someone to Tell Me It Will Be Ok
Asked by B.C. from Joplin
on December 2, 2008
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Hi wonderful Mamasource moms, I always feel better when I have asked advice, and I am hoping someone will know what to say in this situation.
My son turns 13 tomorr...
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- We don't have the extra family situation, but I also had to send my son away for a while for his own and everyone else's good. It will hurt, and it will hurt bad, but ...
- B.- It will definitely be ok. My family went thru a similar situation when my brother was 14. My mom agonized over it and had many of the same feelings and respon...
- I have been on the other end of this situation...my stepson came to live with us for 8 years...his Mother just wasn't up to dealing with the challenges that he was pre...
One Class - What's the Deal?
Asked by J.B. from San Antonio
on October 14, 2010
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My daughter is in 6th grade...Today (AGAIN), her Life Sciences teacher told me she didn't turn in an assignment. This is the FIFTH zero in this class and she is faili...
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- For the in school suspension why aren't they educating these kids in the classes they are struggling in? Have you tried getting your daughter a tutor? I think you have...
- We had/have the same issues with our son, who is now in 8th grade. We took everything away. Very smart kid, tests wonderfully, all his standardized tests are very hi...
- I think its great that the in school suspension involves service hours but I think that should be more for kids that get into trouble. I think her in house suspension ...
School punishment-Thanks I Got All the Answers I Need
Asked by A.G. from Boston
on November 14, 2011
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Thank you for those that have responded to the actual question and not about my sons phone use at school. I am all done with this question now since so many of you are...
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- Frankly, ususally zero tolerance doesn't equal in school suspension...it usually equals out of school. So to me they did give a little...and as someone else pointed ou...
- A zero-tolerance policy on guns means ZERO tolerance. I'm not going to debate with you whether it's appropriate for your 11 year old to have a gun/shooting ap, but he...
- Well, he learned a lesson. It's not the end of the world, and I think you would be doing more harm than good if you try to fight this. If you think the school has no b...
Is the School Wrong Here?
Asked by R.D. from Richmond
on May 24, 2011
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My friends daughter is a straight A student and has never gotten into any trouble at school. She excels in her extracurricular activities. My friend just called very u...
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- Eh... I don't think I could get really worked up over this one incident to the point of calling it "unjust." The girl's past history is a moot point, first of all. S...
- If this was me, at the time I picked up my daughter I would have demanded to know what was wrong with the clothing. Because regardless of how punishement changed, it d...
- My gut instinct tells me that the mother is leaving something out of the story BUT...if this was her outfit then it sounds like an okay outfit to me.
7 Yr Old Son Misbehaving in school..trying to Find the Appropriate Punishmnet
Asked by B.D. from Augusta
on February 16, 2012
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I got a call from the assistant principal today saying my son was calling a kid a baby and told him he needed diapers. It apparently turned into a physical altercation...
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- Your son was likely picking on the other boy BECAUSE he was picked on for the past four years. He felt powerless and bullied for years and the tables turned and felt ...
- Unfortunately, having been bullied and picked on himself makes him MORE likely to do that to other kids, not less :( Talk to him about how HURTFUL words can be (oft...
- It's likely he was acting as the bully to make sense of the times he himself was bullied. Children do this in order to heal the hurts that have already occurred to the...
How Can I Get This Boy to Stop Teasing My Daughter!!
Asked by C.B. from El Paso
on November 24, 2008
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My daughter is 9 years old and in the 4th grade. She is a straight A student and she has to be good at whatever she does. Their is this one boy in particular that tea...
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- So sorry to hear about this. I don't think that filing charges is the way to go as it will not teach him the lesson tha he needs. But, have you tried calling his par...
- All I can say is, if the principal hasn't done anything about it, then you need to go over their head and go talk to the superindependent of the schools. Do not tell t...
- From the sound of things the school is not taking your camplaints seriously. School is supposed to provide a safe and secure environment where your daughter can learn ...
5 Yr Old Acting Out in School... Continued
Asked by A.W. from Austin
on March 4, 2010
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So, I ended up placing my son in counseling, he has already had two sessions that he seems to enjoy. I've taken the suggestion of doing a behavioral chart at home, all...
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- As the parent of a child with ADHD, I'm well versed with the negative feedback from teachers. However, even when our son was at his worst before medication, we were ne...
- You've gotten some great responses. I'd like to add one thought: when starting such a young child with a reward system, be sure to keep the initial rewards almost imme...
- oh wow, i would guess it's the steroids causing at least some of the behavior. i don't think some in their early 30s is "very young". age and not having children d...
