Detention Policies
I do not assign detentions for punitive reasons. In my classroom, detentions are consequences designed to remind students of the behaviors and expectations that must be followed in order for the classroom as a whole to be successful.
30 Minute Detention Policy:
45 Minute Detention Policy:
Failure to complete detention as scheduled:
30 Minute Detention Policy:
- In order to facilitate ... (time: my time writing, disruption to class, parent's time ... all of which is valuable... the 30 minute detention is a take home detention
45 Minute Detention Policy:
- 45 minute detentions are scheduled for after school starting promptly at 3:45 pm.
- When a student is assigned a detention, his or her teacher will arrange a date and time. Once the date and time is agreed upon, the detention must be served on that day.
- When a student is assigned a detention, he/she will receive a detention notice that MUST be signed by a parent and returned at the beginning of the scheduled detention.
- While serving detention, students will not be allowed to talk, study, read, work on homework, or sleep. Students will sit straight with their hands on the desk. No talking or sleeping will be allowed.
- Arrival time for detention is 3:45 P.M., sharp! Students with a thirty minute detention will be released at 4:15 P.M., and students with a forty-five minute detention will be released at 4:30 P.M.
- Students MUST be on time; arrival after the scheduled beginning time (without prior notification) will result in rescheduling of the detention and necessary disciplinary action.
- The student MUST bring his/her detention notice to detention, signed by the appropriate parent or guardian.
Failure to complete detention as scheduled:
- If a student does complete the assigned 30-min Take Home Detention, (or does not attend a scheduled thirty minute detention), the time will be increased to forty-five minutes and the student’s parents will be notified. A second failure to attend will result in an office referral.
- If a student does not attend a scheduled forty-five minute detention, an office referral will be made. Students are not given a second chance on forty-five minute detentions because parent notification will have already occurred prior to the detention.
- Students are responsible for making travel arrangements prior to the detention. Students who serve a detention are not eligible to ride the tutorial bus.