Suspended pupil does work experience

[fatarsesally]

Private sector...a child is suspended from a secondary school for 5 days. He then shows up at his previous 'prep' school doing work experience during the suspension period. AIBU to think this is unacceptable? Suspension is supposed to be a punishment not a CV enhancing opportunity!

Better that he be using the time productively rather than hanging around doing nothing.

Seems very sensible to make best use of the time, though work experience in a prep school is hardly likely to be CV enhancing.

What’s the offence? Maybe he doesn’t want to sit on his arse during suspension. Fair play.

Sensible to use the suspension productively

Better than sitting at home on a console. The point of a suspension isn't to disadvantage the child's academic future but to send a message that what they've done is serious and unacceptable (and potentially to give the teachers or students a break from disruptive behaviour).

The child's parents may be breaking the law:

"Risk of prosecution if child is found in public place
For the first 5 school days of an exclusion, it’s your responsibility to make sure your child isn’t in a public place during normal school hours unless there is a good reason.

You might be prosecuted if your child is found in a public place when they’re not supposed to be."
www.gov.uk/school-discipline-exclusions/exclusions

In our local area, you aren’t allowed to be in public during school hours when suspended!

It just doesn't sit right with me...offence was bullying.

It just doesn't sit right with me

Is your child involved in any way?

Not permitted in state sector
Private sector clearly doing their own thing

My exh was suspended for a week when he was in schoo, he spent his time training for a cycle race. His DM was not impressed he had a week off school to do what he pleased as she said the suspension was no punishment.

In fact 99% of our marriage was him doing what he wanted when he wanted to.

I can see why OP would be upset if her DC is the victim of bullying and then the culprit doesn't really get the message that what they've done is wrong. To be honest I'm surprised the prep school is interested in having a bully suspended from their own school as a work experience candidate.

Better than lounging about the house on social media.

I'm not seeing how a week sat at home on consoles would have been better. At least they are doing something productive.

Students are supposed to be provided with enough work to complete over the suspension not sitting on a console

Not legal in the state sector
and poor judgement by the prep school to let him in

It seems dubious that a pupil suspended from one school is then working in another school. Does the 'employer' school not have safeguarding considerations for their own pupils?

Many private school suspensions aren’t even legal as they haven’t gone through the proper process half the time just parents are asked to keep them away from school.

Ds was illegally suspended (for autistic behaviour) and I found out later it wasn’t legal.

Troy why didn’t your exh mother stop him then?
Why are excluded pupils ‘sitting on consoles’? Shouldn’t parents stop that?
Don’t blame everything on schools. If a pupil misbehaves so badly they are excluded, they have disrupted the education of lots of other pupils. At this point, it is the duty of the parent to ensure they don’t enjoy the experience.

Wouldn't be allowed in the state sector because he would have to stay home with work to do.If if it is the private sector they can make up their own rules and this may have been the 'work' that was arranged for him.

Depends entirely on what the suspension was for. Bullying? Smoking? Booze on school property? Unauthorised absence? What is the background?

Probably quite humiliating to be sent back to prep school with everyone knowing you have been a bad boy.

Also, what is he doing in the prep school? Cleaning toilets ? Helping with games? Giving extra help to someone struggling?

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That happens all the time in state schools too Comefromaway.