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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your kid can deal with it. I bet they have to sit at a table with other kids who also got in trouble for some small thing. Let your kid be embarrassed and that will remind them they don't want it to happen again. This is not a big deal.

[b]Requesting a meeting with the principal is ridiculous.[/b] If my kid came home and told me this I'd shrug and say "Okay, so you'll remember in the future when you're told to be quiet, to actually BE quiet. It's one day - you can put up with anything for just a day." And I wouldn't give it another thought.[/quote]

Absolutely not ridiculous. Not letting a second grader blow off some steam during lunch or recess could have far reaching consequences. It is extremely important that they get their bodies moving and let their little brains off the hook for 15-30 min. Otherwise, not much learning occurs during actual instruction time.

Punishing him by isolating him for something like this is so overly dramatic and totally inappropriate. [/quote]

No, it IS ridiculous. I guarantee you the only way the kids are not allowed to talk for the ENTIRE lunch period is if they're screaming. Most likely they were told to be quiet to hear an announcement being made like, "The soccer field is muddy - stay off and play elsewhere" or "The recycling bins have been moved to this wall."   And the kid isn't isolated - you're talking like he's been sent to the hole for a month. He's sitting at a different table for a half hour. This is no big deal.[/quote]

This. Kids can blow off steam during free play, movement breaks, PE, and recess. I work at a school and supervise lunch. We absolutely move kids when necessary. If I were OP I’d ask myself if I really believe my kids was just talking in a normal volume once. There’s usually more to the story the kid isn’t saying. And yes when kids are screaming it is a zoo and it is unsafe. We cannot hear office announcement and can’t hear when admin or other staff are calling us. [/quote]

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