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WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL TO PREVENT PROBLEMS
You can help to prevent your child from being suspended
by talking to your child about the rules at school—the school’s
Code of Conduct—and the consequences of breaking
these rules.
If you have had problems with your child’s behaviour
in the past that may lead to problems at school, let the teacher know.
Good parent advocates will form relationships with their child’s
teachers, and work with them to decide what to do if there is a problem.
The consequence of sending a student home from school for
bad behaviour is to leave it up to the parent or guardian to decide on
the appropriate punishment or instruction. Suspensions are supposed to
be a form of punishment which teaches children that some forms of behaviour
are unacceptable and will not be tolerated. If children or youth are free
to watch T.V. or play video games all day, it is not difficult to imagine
your child getting to like this kind of suspension. Parents thus have
some responsibility to work with the school when educators and parents
agree that some form of discipline is necessary.
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