Extreme and Unncessary Punishment: Changes Need to Be Made Within Our School System
My daughter attends High School here in Jefferson County, Kentucky. She was placed in ISAP (Detention) for the full day due to a “dress code” violation. She wasn’t wearing a belt. While I appreciate the importance of rules and the need to enforce them, I am appalled by the extreme disciplinary tactics in dealing with dress code infractions. Denying a child access to her/his classes and then placing them in the same room with children with distinct and continuous behavioral problems? All due to not having a belt to wear? Is it me or does anyone else find this extreme? And not only is it extreme -- but is cheating a child out of their class time and their education. This, in my opinion, is not only a form of neglect, but an abuse of power by the faculty and staff. And I assure you, I am not alone in my opinion in this regard. My child (and a few other children as well) missed out on her classes, deni...