school - detention - giving notice

Sarahdol75

My son has a detention tomorrow night after school, we are given 24 hours notice, and he catches the school bus as we live about 4 miles away from the school. I will now have to collect him after his detention. He is in more trouble with me than the school, for me having to go out of my way to pick him up.

balletshoes

missingmum wrote: »

What about if the childs only way to get home is via provided school transport? I have a friend who is having this issue herself at the moment. Both parents work and it means that one of them has to leave work early in order to collect child from school. This is now obviously causing issues with their work.

how many detentions has the child had after school? is there no homework/study/library club the child can attend so that their parents don't have to leave work early on what sounds from what you've said to be a not infrequent occurrence?

bylromarha

My 11yr old has had 2 after school detentions.

1 was issued on a Wednesday for the next day. Teacher left an answerphone message and sent a letter home. Son never gave us the letter - he "forgot".

1 was issued on a Monday for a Tuesday. Only got a letter for that one which he left on the sofa as he went off to bed - it was pure luck I found it as he hid it under a blanket.

Both detentions given for not handing in homework that was completed in his bag.

He has to get a different bus home after detentions - he waited at the wrong place the first time he tried to catch it and ended up walking home. He got in at 6.45pm. The school don't allow mobile phones, so if he got a same day detention, he would have to go to the school office to use a phone to let us know.

I suspect he's going to get another detention tomorrow - his PE kit has gone AWOL. He claims the school were clearing lockers during the school holiday and he was warned to empty the locker that night in assembly the last day of term. He forgot and left his kit in there and it's now no longer there. We can't magic a kit up for him before tomorrow. Have emailed his tutor and will see what the day brings.

If they have binned his PE kit though, having taken it out of his locker, I will not be impressed. As I said, will see what tomorrow brings.

Guest101

bylromarha wrote: »

My 11yr old has had 2 after school detentions.

1 was issued on a Wednesday for the next day. Teacher left an answerphone message and sent a letter home. Son never gave us the letter - he "forgot".

1 was issued on a Monday for a Tuesday. Only got a letter for that one which he left on the sofa as he went off to bed - it was pure luck I found it as he hid it under a blanket.

Both detentions given for not handing in homework that was completed in his bag.

He has to get a different bus home after detentions - he waited at the wrong place the first time he tried to catch it and ended up walking home. He got in at 6.45pm. The school don't allow mobile phones, so if he got a same day detention, he would have to go to the school office to use a phone to let us know.

I suspect he's going to get another detention tomorrow - his PE kit has gone AWOL. He claims the school were clearing lockers during the school holiday and he was warned to empty the locker that night in assembly the last day of term. He forgot and left his kit in there and it's now no longer there. We can't magic a kit up for him before tomorrow. Have emailed his tutor and will see what the day brings.

If they have binned his PE kit though, having taken it out of his locker, I will not be impressed. As I said, will see what tomorrow brings.

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1977/32