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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are teachers allowed to give lunch detentions in MS? My child was assigned lunch detention for calling a friend what the teacher referred to as "the r word" in the hallway. The friend wasn't upset by it and the teacher isn't even his. From what I hear on here, there are a lot worse things being said in the hallway all the time. [/quote]

Sounds like your child learned an important lesson about using inappropriate language. And yes, [b]the "R" word is one of the worst words you can use to describe another person.[/b][/quote]

I can think of a lot worse but yes - chalk this up to a learning experience for your child.[/quote]

I am from a different era where the R word was used all the time so personally, I would not give detention for that, just talking to but it is a lesson learned. There are so many worse things that kids are doing so it seems silly for detention for this.
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I am also that generation, but that kind of callous estimation doesn't make it OK. The "r" word is worse than "colorful" or crass language because it denigrates other students and is deliberately hurtful to those with special needs. What seems silly to me is to get bent out of shape for lunch detention. Lunch detention will not hurt OP's kid and could make for a good learning moment, though it seems like OP's attitude towards her kid's behavior will undermine this.[/quote]

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