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Detention with no notice

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Kensingtonia · 01/07/2011 18:07

DD in year 7 given detention this afternoon after being late at school this morning. Bit annoyed as she had to miss an after school activity. Aren't schools meant to give 24 hours written notice or has this changed?

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noblegiraffe · 02/07/2011 12:27

Some schools have it in their home-school agreement that they can keep kids for 15 minutes or whatever after school without notice.

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Kensingtonia · 02/07/2011 11:17

Actually what makes it worse was that a senior member of staff had cancelled the detention as it was given in error as DD had never been late before. Unfortunately nobody bothered to tell DD who dutifully trotted off to detention. The school have promised a full investigation!

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twinklypearls · 01/07/2011 22:57

Rather than spending time checking if your dd's school is performing a highly illegal act why not just give her a lecture on the importance of punctuality?

maypole1 · 01/07/2011 22:54

The answer is he needs to make sure he's not late simple really

The issue is not wether they can keep you or not its your child was late its right he was punished in later life lateness can result in a sacking from a job Berger he learns the lesson now

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Kensingtonia · 01/07/2011 19:28

Thank you all for your comments; and for your useful link complexnumber. It appears that the Education Bill 2011 which proposes removing the 24 hour notice is currently at the Lords committee stage and won't be law for a while yet.

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complexnumber · 01/07/2011 18:32

www.education.gov.uk/f0076803/advice-for-headteachers-and-school-staff-on-behaviour-and-discipline/detention

I hope the link works. Read the 'small print' at the bottom of the page. I have now idea if this has come into action.

roisin · 01/07/2011 18:24

We can keep students for 10 mins at the end of the day, or at morning/lunch break. But for a longer detention we have to give 24 hrs notice.

LynetteScavo · 01/07/2011 18:11

I think the government were thinking of changing it, but haven't yet.

DS gets at least a weeks notice of an after school detention (and has usually forgotten what it's for by the time he attends. Hmm)

Same day detentions are unreasonable IMO, as it can be difficult to arrange collection (if they usually get the school bus) with only a few hours notice. I think atm, 24 hours notice is still standard.

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