Thread: Is school suspension really a punishment?

I recently found out that my 14 yo stepdaughter (who lives out of state with her mom) was caught drinking alcohol at school. She didn't bring the alcohol to school, but was caught drinking a bottle that her friend brought. As a punishment the school suspended her for a week. There is no in-school suspension at this high school, so she's basically staying home for the week. My question is how is this punishment? She hates going to...

I've always thought that school suspension is, 99% of the time, a counterproductive "punishment." Most kids who misbehave to that degree would love nothing more than that.? It punishes parents, who must find alternate arrangements or take days off (which many parents have in VERY short supply).? And they get no education, do no work, perform no "community service."? It's a holiday in exchange for acting like a...

Depends on what happens at home. I was suspended once in HS. ?Some kid called my little sister the c word, fight ensued, both the kid and myself were suspended. Told my parents. ?Dad said something like, "I hate to do this, but I have to punish you. ?I'm proud of you for sticking up for your sister, but fighting is not the answer. ?Being suspended is inexcusable". ?The fact that I was sticking up for my sister spared me from...

It is "punishment" for the parents who are incovenienced as they wish for you to impress upon your kids, the error in their actions during this times. It IS counterproductive as I was suspended as few times and it was like a free vacation from school.

i think she got lucky.... i got caught drinking at 12 - not on school property but off and i was suspended for 45 days and not allowed on school property during school or athletic / activity hours!? it was not the school suspension that i hated .... it was the punishment from my parents because of what happened that i hated! like PP said... it all depends on what the parents have them do while they are suspended shortly after that they...

We had in school suspension. You sat in a specific classroom all day. Your assignments were handed to you and you did them. That's all you did, you sat with no speaking and no reading your own books, listening to music etc. You did homework or you sat and stared at the wall. you also only got 75% credit on all work done in ISS. so a normal A grade would only get a C. It had to be pretty bad to get out of school suspension, generally it...

i do not find it as punishment depending on the child. student A is a good student, never misses school or class and A average. its punishment for her b/c it will mess up her average. student B is a bad student that does whatever they can to not be in school and wants to be suspended. not good for them as it is what they want.

It is punishment if the parents enforce restrictions while the child is at home.? Otherwise, it's a vacation from school that a misbehaving child will enjoy. Most schools have a standard of how many times a child can be suspended and will eventually expel the child from school.? Just knowing that you have one more screw up which will cause you to leave the friends you know in school can be punishment enough for some. I was suspended once...

I do not like out of school suspension except in extreme cases where there might be legal issues to be dealt with as well.?My school mostly does in-house suspension, which I feel is much more productive.? The teachers can easily provide work so the student doesn't get behind and the student doesn't get a free day - usually they're miserable because they are bored out of their minds & unable to interact with peers.? I...

I agree that it is not punishment.? My DS has been suspended a couple times and I just don't get it.? THe reason he is misbehaving is bc he doesn't want to be in school, so they give him what he wants?? I like ISS bc it is like a really long time-out.? As far as OSS goes, if DS gets suspended I sit down with DH and we find a way to make DS work his butt off so he wishes he was at school.? We tell him that if he isn't in school...