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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, what I would encourage you to think about is whether it makes sense for you to react so strongly to this C, which appears to arise from a lack of effort combined with irresponsibility, when you haven't reacted in a similar way (or on a sliding scale) to all the other B-s your kid has gotten, which seem to have come from the same thing.   A lot of us are advising you that we would focus on process, not the result.  While you don't want advice, nonetheless it is something to think about, as you are evaluating the best way forward for your family. If my kid was consistently getting B's without effort and not following through on assignments, that would get a reaction from me, because what I expect and want to incentivize is the process -- trying, putting in effort, striving for a personal best, etc.   In that context, the 9 week phone suspension for a C seems like a lot, when your kid has exhibited what seems to be similar behavior with no consequences.  [/quote]

I think it's the low grade combined with the lack of follow through to take steps to raise the grade.  The girl simply needed to bring a signed slip of paper to her teacher and then make arrangements to retake the test within a certain time frame and she didn't do it.  She didn't put in the effort to study the material so that she would do better on the retake because she simply opted to not do anything about the test, instead.  That is what is so unacceptable.

If the girl is playing on her phone, listening to music and that is contributing to her lack of focus on her schoolwork then absolutely take away the distraction until she develops better study habits and more responsible follow through.  I do not think that Op is overreacting or being unfair at all.  Op is addressing a budding problem that needs to be addressed.  Could Op have done this earlier?  Maybe.  But the important thing is, Op is addressing it now.

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