Suspensions, have you ever been suspended from school for reasons as insignificant as being a little late for class? How about you Catholic school students who may have been sent home for improper uniform? Anyone who has been a high school student within the past five years would probably answer ‘yes’ to those questions. I can personally attest to having been suspended for those same reasons and a few more (not that I’m proud or bragging). After being suspended so many times and hearing about others in the same position for the oddest reasons, I’ve come to the conclusion that teachers and principles are just suspending students because they can’t (or don’t want to) think of any other consequence to give that student and they are just trying to rid the school of the so-called “bad” kids. Principles at every school need to find a better solution than the tried and true consequence of suspension. For some, it’s just a vacation -- especially those who don’t like or want to attend school in the first place.
Suspensions no longer have the same sting for a lot of high school students because when they go home they end up staying home alone, getting the whole day to themselves to do ‘whatever’. This may be a great “punishment” for students who have a parent at home to watch them but in today’s society both parents usually work so students end up getting some “me” time. Having just come off of this so-called punishment, I realized how pointless it was; teachers gave me all the work and they promised when I got back I would be caught up and my marks wouldn’t be affected. I got sleep in and do my work when I wanted -- with no one bothering me and stayed up late each night that I was on ‘punishment’. The administrators in Peel schools need to come up with a better and more creative way to punish the “bad” kids because all suspensions are proving is that they’re a very stupid consequence.
What do you think?
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