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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because your definition of just and fair may not be the same as the school's. They have more information about the child's situation than you do. It's possible the child was suspended due to repeated offenses. As a parent I don't think suspension really helps so I might think that's "fair." If you're the parent it sounds like you might want something severe like that but if the school instead just gave out a detention you might be creating more trouble for everyone.

It's best that you don't know.[/quote]

OP here, this I can somewhat understand.

In this instance, I would be fine with lunch detention. The girl threatened and kicked my daughter. But you're right, some parents would want more and you can't leave that kind of decision up to the parents.

Which is why there should be a standard escalation that they can share:

I would expect something like this:

"Since this is the 1st offensive interaction with Mary and your daughter, we're going to pull her aside, call her parents and give her lunch detention. If the behavior persists, we'll then escalate it to in-school suspension, and if that doesn't work, then we'll look at removing her from the classroom."

Doesn't have to be those specific punishments and in that order, but that kind of specific action, escalation path and clarity would give reassurance to my daughter and other kids who are the receiving end of bad behavior at school. She would know and see that the kid who is making school uncomfortable for her won't just get away with it forever.[/quote]

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