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Originally Posted by TheDaddy
Sadly Russ to many people share a similar opinion, hence parents assulting teachers because little Johnny had a detention, the school is responsible for them from 8 till 3 or whenever time and whatever punishments deemed legally appropriate should suffice, instead of being on the schools side some parents are on the kids and think nothing of shouting the odds regardless of what the little blighter has done.
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I've never suggested that kids shouldn't be punished. Detention, lines, all that (if it works) is fine by be. If it's after-school detention I'd rather be told about it first in case arrangements have been made but all the traditional punishments I'm in favour of, including the 'hairdrier' treatment. But if anyone is going to lay a finger on my child as punishment it should be me or her mother. Just as I would never do that sort of thing to someone else's child, no-one does it to mine.
I think there should be increased dialogue between the parents and schools so they know exactly what is going on. I'm not 'soflt-softly' liberal but physical punishment IMO is a parents' duty
only.