Is this school rule fair?

Question

Basically, if you are tardy to class, even 1 second, you are late. There is one class that is very hard to get to.

Once you are late once, you get a warning, you get one warning for each class. After the warning it is detentions. You can get a warning in two classes then be late in class A and get a lvl 1 detention. Then be late for class B and lvl 2 detention. Late again for any class and lvl 3. All the way to lvl 5.

lvl 1 is a Monday after school detention for 1 hour.
lvl 2 is a Wednesday after school detention for 1 and a half hours.
lvl 3 is a Thursday after school detention for 1 and a half hours.
lvl 4 is a Friday after school detention for 2 hours.
lvl 5 is a Saturday detention for 3 hours.

It resets every semester. And we can't study, do homework, read, or do anything during the detentions. Just sit and stare at the wall.

Is this fair?

Answer 1

yes it is fair

Answer 2

Fair- yes. Unrealistic- possibly. At times it seems that schools set kids up for failure when they know a kid has to go from one side of the school to the complete otherside while acting like a salmon swimming upstream.



All I can recommend is talk to your parents ahead of time to let them know of your difficulty so you won't get in any worse trouble at home if tardy.

Attempt to set yourself up for success by making sure you have everything for that class during the previous period and trying to get items packed away for travel before the dismissal bell rings. Walk as fast as possible, ignoring all friends (be nice to warn them about this first). If this type of plan continues to fail then you and your parents need to talk to the school about its impossible task.



Just make sure it is truly impossible (be even better if other classmates experience the same).

Answer 3

I don't know what school district you live in nor what state you are from, but in the state of Texas and in the school districts in my area, the hooded sweatshirts are banned also. You are absolutely correct when you say that you can hardly find a "zip-up sweatshirt" without a hood on it. I tried to find some before school started and was unable to. So, needless to say, my 8th grader has the same problems that you have. I advise him to wear his school "pullover" sweatshirt. No real reason has been given to explain why they banned the "hoodies", they just have. But, rest assured that your school district is not the only district that has placed a ban on these sweatshirt/jackets. I think that parents should poll the districts and find out why.

Answer 4

I don't think it is fair. You should be able to homework at least not just sit there and do nothing.

Answer 5

No. Doesn't sound fair to me. Sucks to be you man! lol :)

Answer 6

that would suck!!!!

that is so not fair!!

Answer 7

that really sucks!