[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Suspension in boarding schools

[Lee Storm (God Is The Healing Force)]

[Brian says]:
| Suspension tended to be used to very serious matters in 
| British boarding 
| schools and it would be unlikely to be for a few days, a few 
| weeks as a 
| minimum would be more likely.  Parents would not be happy as it would 
| cause major inconvenience and require them to make child-care 
| arrangements or stay off work.  It would pretty much be used 
| as a final 
| warning before a possible expulsion and therefore during a suspension 
| parents would be expected to satisfy the school that the 
| behaviour would 
| not be repeated.

[Lee]:
Hmm--sounds like more of a punishment for the parents than the kids.
Unfortunately, parenting has become a bit lax.  Discipline has not the bite
it used to when I was a kid, at least in the US.  Spanking is a dead or
dying art, grounding and taking away of privileges and allowance isn't as
prevalent, and very few parents are going to sit with their kids and make
sure they study and crack down.

Perhaps because I'm not a parent I'm not painting an accurate view, but I'm
going by what I see around me every day, hear from news and friends, etc.
But I digress.  I only say this because I still see suspension as not really
effective unless strict discipline is enforced at home and some lessons
learned about right and wrong.

Peace,

Lee :-)