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Middle School Discipline Group

Who handles it? It was different for most of us: Deans, Heads or Committees depending on our school makeup

Roles of Parents for serious decisions? For the most most part, the decisions are being made without parent input; followed by bringing in the parents to get input and report.

What does it mean to suspend in MS? Is it appropriate? Doe this stay with on the students record. One school doesn’t put on record the first suspension; Kids want to be at school, so maybe there is real effect to have him leave the community; the idea of separating from the community was effective we agreed. Homework: what happens when kid is missing HW? After a certain number they get detention, second one is a lot of writing; parents are notified after; another school also had kids come in on Saturday and there is push back, but she sticks with it; another after 3 the kid gets detention and much confusion before they get to this point. Much of this is what keeps a kid from doing poor things. One school came up with a reward day