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Suspension and Make-up work (NBR)

sherina825sherina825 member
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Since hopefully we will all have school age children soon, we may have to deal with them getting suspended from school (EEEKKKKKK!!!!). When I was in school, if you got suspended, it was up to the teacher if they wanted to give you makeup work.  That is because although you weren't allowed to come to school, you made the decision to do whatever it was that got you suspended so it was considered an unexcused absence.  At the school were I teach, we are obligated to give the students their work if they are suspended. 

It seems a little crazy for that to be the policy.  If I could just sit at home and do my work for the same amount of credit, what incentive do I have to behave at school?  What do you think is a fair policy?

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Re: Suspension and Make-up work (NBR)

  • ShariLShariL

    I am a teacher and I think it should be under the teachers discretion.

    I have sent home work before for students that have been suspended and most of the time they did not even complete it.

    I have had my AP ask for me to send home work for a suspended student before so they didn't fall behind. I have never had to make up a test for a student suspended though.  They just got a 0.

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  • KMom14KMom14
    I agree with both sides.  I think part of the punishment should be not getting make up work.  I mean, if they misbehaved enough to receive an out of school suspension, I really don't want to bend over backwards to put together make up work for him/her.  However, for suspensions that are 3+ days, it's really hard to get a kid caught up if they've missed information.  Plus, when the kid does poorly on a district or state test because they missed information, it reflects back on the teacher (at least where I teach).   
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  • cutie420311cutie420311
    I think offering CREDIT for the work should be up to the teacher, but I would at least provide what had been missed so they are up to date and not behind when it comes times for tests, etc.
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  • laumholllaumholl
    That was the deal at my high school. Any days that you're suspended are considered "unexcused absences" and the teachers aren't allowed to give work for those days. It's the same with other kids too though. If you didn't bring a parent or doctor's excuse note or you were over the limit...they couldn't give you your work until you brought the note.
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  • SugarnearSugarnear member

    I teach middle school. I think our policy is just that a kid CAN make it up, and must do so before coming back to school (if they are so inclined). BUT, the student has to approach me to get the work. I'm not going to collate and prep the work for him / her if it's not going to get done.

    (I can't remember the last time we suspended a student!)

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  • sherina825sherina825 member
    imageSugarnear:

    I teach middle school. I think our policy is just that a kid CAN make it up, and must do so before coming back to school (if they are so inclined). BUT, the student has to approach me to get the work. I'm not going to collate and prep the work for him / her if it's not going to get done.

    (I can't remember the last time we suspended a student!)

    WOW!!!  I have about 4 kids suspended right now.

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  • leepinlizzardsleepinlizzards

    My son got suspended several times last year.  Contantly talking out of turn, throwing his backpack across the floor, and one instance fo shoving another student.  We went from 1 day, to 3 days, to eventually 5 days of suspensions.

    Of course I didn't find out until 5:30pm when I got to after school care to pick him up (they weren't very big on communication).  The school does not allow a child to make up any work or tests.  I agree that he should not receive credit for the work that was missed.  However they would not even give him the assignments afterward so he could keep up with the class. 

    Thankfully he passed first grade and was promptly removed from that school.  He's absolutely thriving at his new school and I give full credit to the school as a whole because it's much more hands on than being stuck in a desk for 5 hours a day.

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