Is it common to punish the whole class due to 1 group of misbehaved children?

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This has happened 3 times now. They are in year 6, it's always the same group of children. They had to miss their brake and sit inside the classroom in silence.

Is this a common punishment? Would you email the teacher about this?

It is lazy. Class punishments are pretty outdated as they are ineffective & can lead to bullying.

Not common, no. The 9nly time I can think that this may happen is when the majority of a class 'help' the miscreants along by laughing quietly and therefore encouraging the poor behaviour further. It can happen.

I think I’d probably find out more about the circumstances of the sanction first.

I would ask the teacher about this. I would also assume that the story I have been told is missing numerous important facts!

What does the school behaviour policy say, it's rare for them to allow collective punishment, if it doesn't, they can't do it, and you complain to the head.

Oh yes! Very common in our school, since reception it was the same group of boys who caused issues right through to year 6 . We felt the school was adamant these boys would never get told off!. Always the entire class.

Seems to be. 1 child messing around and talking, whole class is late out, putting out parents in the playground, making us late for other things. Really irritates me. Both of mine have said in the past the whole class has been sanctioned because of the actions of a small minority.

Yep, I've seen in all school years.

The idea is that the offending child's peers will be angry at missing free time or getting more homework and they will bring pressure on the misbehaving child. Mostly it doesn't work because the child in question likes the negative attention -- teacher and classmates angry with him.

What GeorgiaGirl52 said. And I'd add that often it doesn't work because the misbehaving children are also the school bullies: the children who get upset about the punishment are the least likely people in the world to exert any influence over them.

And of course knowing they can get the others into trouble strengthens their power.

Of course not all teachers or all schools do this. But some do and it is rarely a good idea imho.