reasons for being suspended

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Hi can anyone tell me what reasons may lead to a child being suspended?

my son is being suspended for drawing a willy in a textbook. he has never even had a detention before so I am surprised they are coming down so hard on him. he says he was encouraged to do it by another lad but knows it was wrong and he should not have done it, and has offered to pay for a new book out of his pocket money.

I understand he should be punished but I am shocked that he is being suspended, I went to the same high school and when I was a pupil there suspensions were given when a child had assaulted a teacher or for physical attacks, not for defacing a book. maybe i am over reacting but my son is in bits, he is physically shaking and crying, of course all the other kids know about it and have been teasing him all day.

I know school have different ways of dealing with punishments but i am really wondering what other reasons lead to a suspension especially when a child has not been in trouble before

I am sorry for your son, I suspect that he is being made an example of. This is something I have warned all my DCs about. Punish a pupil known to be bad and everyone says 'whatever'. Punish a pupil known to be good and the whole school takes notice.

I do feel sorry for your DS it was a stupid thing to do. At my DD's school it would have probably warrented a day in the "sin bin" and a bill for a new book. DD's school are pretty hot on discipline but a first offender would be dealt with leniently (sp)

Does seem tough for a first offence. Are you sure it is a first offence? If it is then sounds like he is being made an example. As others have said, good for the school but not good for him

Never come across a suspension for this - it would normally be a bollocking/detention etc. Does seem a bit heavy-handed.

Exclusions are usually for verbal/physical abuse of staff or other pupils, setting off fire alarms etc.

It does seem tough to me. However, I'd point out the "he was encouraged by another lad" is irrelevant. He has done it, it is his responsibility.
Maybe the school is doing a clampdown on discipline?
What sort of suspension is it? It could be suspended from this particular class or an internal exclusion. Saying that, I would have thought that a detention along with paying for the book out of pocket money is enough.

I read this blog last week - seems it's a common problem.

crapteacher.wordpress.com/tag/crapteacher-blog-education-phse-penis-willy-graffiti-teaching/

I think your son was unlucky to get caught, and think a bill for a new book would perhaps be more appropriate. He won't do it again though, will he?

we would definately not suspend for a penis in a textbook, bloomin desks are covered in them. suspension issues would be direct verbal abuse at a teacher, violence, knife carrying (thankfully NOT a issue at this school), that sort of thing.
Don't know if we would give you a bill or not, hopefully, probably,but not certain.
would def appeal, but maybe they are just doing the mind games thing

I wouldn't waste time on an appeal. Is a one-off suspension really that big a deal in the great scheme of things?
My son was suspended for punching an annoying git and owned up to it. We got him home early for half term, the housemaster could tell the other boy's parents something had been done (he apologized to us for having to do it). Son has learnt a lesson and everyone's a winner.

This of course only works as long as the culprit doesn't associate punching someone with a day off school which is surely the problem with suspensions.

Tethers - why did you do that?

OP you haven't answered yet WHOSE textbook it was he drew in? His or another child's?

Amaretti- I thought and thought about a pedagogical reason or something of artistic value with which I could explain and justify my actions to you, but the truth is, I just wanted a laugh. A horrifyingly graphic laugh.

I wasn't disappointed. There were narratives. NARRATIVES.

crapteacher, your blog should be compulsory reading for all PGCE students.

Last year, I got up to give a presentation at work, looked down at my notes to see that my boss had drawn a penis on them. I stumbled then said loudly "I'm sorry, my boss appears to have drawn an ejaculating penis on my notes." He looked pretty sheepish. So it's not just little boys who do this .

Sorry QueenKong but that is really funny childish. Love the way you announced what he had done

How did monday go OP ?

Drawing willies - that reminds me; some local kids managed to get hold of the line-making machine used for marking out sports pitches.

Guess what they drew right across the local cricket pitch?

My friend's son was suspended for sticking blobs of clay (pinched from the art room) onto the windows and car of a house next to the school. They treated it as trespass and criminal damage.

Thank you very much tethersend! I aim to plaese (everyones except Eviltwins, it seems :) )

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