Middle school whole class punishments

[Anonymous]

Anyone else think this condones bullying? The entire class is punished so that the offenders are treated poorly by their peers for causing this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone else think this condones bullying? The entire class is punished so that the offenders are treated poorly by their peers for causing this.

Genuine question: So who is being bullied? The class for enduring the offenders’ punishment with them or the offenders for being judged for their behavior?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At one middle school they had one class (not the entire grade) of students write an apology letter to a substitute teacher. Not ALL the students were misbehaving. Yet all the students in the class had to write the letter. Admin knows some students' behavior but what did they do? Students supposedly go to office. Then what? Get sent back to the class? What are the counselors doing?? They don't come to the class. SO F cking SICK of it.

Something similar happened to my 5th grader. The whole class had to write an apology and my child said they didn't have anything to write because they didn't do anything! I've noticed this kind of thing begins in 3rd grade. If a lot of people are talking in class they all lose something.

That was so wrong! Nobody should have to apologize for something they did not do.

[Anonymous]

It is a rite of passage in MS. DC will be fine.
Remind them that actions have consequences and the actions of others can impact them.

Honestly, hard to believe people complain about this.

[Anonymous]

omg PLEASE keep doing this. My kid has been begging me daily to homeschool, and loves her teachers and even the schoolwork! She says she wants the same work even! Every day I hear about the absolutely egregious things kids say to each other and to her.

Literally sociopaths. They need consequences for their own developmental benefit too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I remember our kids getting whole class punishments when we were in DMV schools. Our kid was frustrated and we (the parents) thought it was stupid. Kid was demoralized. Then we moved out of the area and it never happened again. Kid has thrived.

Because this is a thing that happens in every school in Maryland, DC and Virginia but no where else!

Amazing.