My DS is in year one. His school have introduced a traffic light system for behaviour this academic year - green = good, red = bad, amber is a warning. DS was naughty at school last Friday so he went on the red traffic light. Fair enough, he deserved a sanction.
It now transpires that there is a termly reward for not moving off the green traffic light and a certificate and special assembly at the end of the year for those children who have been on the green traffic light all year.
So it would seem, and a conversation with the class teacher this evening would seem to confirm, that DS has now lost his reward for this term and for the year - three weeks into the year. There is no way of getting the rewards back. He doesn't get a new start until January now. He went back to the green traffic light on Monday but he has lost his place in the green folder until January.
AIBU to think this is just wrong? I have no problem with him being punished for naughty behaviour - he is a lively boy and is no saint by any means. It just seems very final and unforgiving to strip him of two rewards for one day's poor behaviour (his teacher has confirmed that he's been on the green traffic light up until now). There's also no point (in his eyes at least) in trying any more. He's lost his reward and can't earn it back. They've lost their big sanction three weeks into the term.
I am on the verge of emailing the school to ask to see the head or deputy. I have a politely drafted email ready to go.
So mumsnet jury...do I press send or not?