Detention for 7 year olds?

[ThatOneHurt]

My son was freaking out last night that he hadn't read a particular chapter of a particular book and he would miss some playtime to go to 'catch up club'.

We don't have this book and no note as to what chapters to read. Having spoke to other parents, some had sticky notes in their homework book stating what chapters to read. Some had no notes and no book and others had a photocopy of the chapter but no notes.

They use 'catch up club' in juniors.

We have done plenty of homework this weekend and read religiously every single night.

The issue with the book I will have to discuss with the teacher yet again. But am this 'catch up club' is basically detention for 7 year olds.

AIBU to tell them that under no circumstances is my child to go to catch up club?

I can understand it in year6 in preparation for secondary school but not for 7 year olds. They seemed very heavy handed with the kids this year and I'm so tried of having to calm my hysterical child down.
My eldest DS said he didn't endure this until much later in primary school.

AIBU?

What happened in the end? They did this from year 3 in dd's school but it was never done in a punitive way and I'm sure you could opt out, it was just to help them catch up. They only had homework due once a week though in year 3, so it wasn't that arduous. Dd did have to stay in twice in year 6 to catch up as they had homework due in every day by that stage and she forgot it twice. She didn't mind though and didn't see it as being in trouble or having a detention. The teacher wasn't cross or anything. Is it possible only the kids who had something sent home needed to do it?

Surely some kids will like catch up club if they like reading

It doesn't sound like detention to me, it's making up the work missed. By all means clarify with teacher what work was meant to come home, but if it's not been done you wouldn't want him to fall behind.
At my primary school there was a thing called the blue book, and you'd have to be pretty naughty to get into the blue book or get a lot of warnings first, if you got in there three times you lost your play time and had to sit quietly on a bench (the type they have in primary school halls) facing the big floor to ceiling windows that overlooked the play ground while the rest of us played outside. That's a primary school detention.

It doesn't sound like detention to me

That's a primary school detention.

Make your mind up. It is or it isn't.

I think MrsStrowman means that what she described at her primary was a detention

Sure. Detention.

I know what she meant. And it's exactly what I meant. 7 year olds shouldn't have detention. Of any kind.