Ok, first of all thank you for taking time to read and answer.
Here is my problem. My son has been off for 2 1/2 weeks after having his appendix removed. Before his surgery he withdrew a book from the school library. It was due back on a Wednesday. He was absent that Wednesday
and returned to school on Thursday. On Friday he was called into the library. He'd forgotten about his book. He tells me he now has a 20 minute detention on Monday and a 20 minute detention on Tuesday. On Monday for not returning the book when he was absent, which is totally unfair. His detention on Tuesday is justified as it's the rules but surely the school can apply common sense. It was his first day back from a long absence. I'm wondering what to do as I don't think at the least the Monday detention is fair.
Please help