K-12 after-school detention: bus riders

[Davismht]

What is the name of your state? Colorado

It has recently come to my attention that a few of the high schools are conducting hall sweeps: anyone caught in the hall (or even in the bathroom ) after a tardy bell is forced to serve a 1 hour 30 minute detention the very day he or she is caught up in a hall sweep. According to the principal, it is a new zero tolerance attendance policy.

The students in this school range from 14-19 years of age. Some do not drive. The school principal says that the district is not responsible for providing (or arranging) transportation for any student serving the mandatory detention, even if he or she generally rides the school bus every day.


Is this legal?


What is the name of your state? Colorado

 

[lealea1005]

What is the name of your state? Colorado

It has recently come to my attention that a few of the high schools are conducting hall sweeps: anyone caught in the hall (or even in the bathroom ) after a tardy bell is forced to serve a 1 hour 30 minute detention the very day he or she is caught up in a hall sweep. According to the principal, it is a new zero tolerance attendance policy.

The students in this school range from 14-19 years of age. Some do not drive. The school principal says that the district is not responsible for providing (or arranging) transportation for any student serving the mandatory detention, even if he or she generally rides the school bus every day.


Is this legal?


What is the name of your state? Colorado

I'm sure a high school student is well aware that the bell means they are to be IN the classroom and not roaming the halls or in the bathroom. They know they need a hall pass from a teacher to legitimately be away from class.

 

[panzertanker]

Is this legal?

Yup. Refer to the school's attendance policy...

 

[Silverplum]

What's your problem with it??

 

[lealea1005]

What's your problem with it??

Perhaps h/she had to leave work early to pick their little pumpkin up from a detention date.

 

[Silverplum]

Perhaps h/she had to leave work early to pick their little pumpkin up from a detention date.

$10 says you're correct.

 

[Davismht]

LeaLea1005, Silverplum owes you $10.00!!

LeaLea1005, Silverplum owes you $10.00!!

Actually, it was a neighbor's daughter who had to walk home in the dark. I wanted to understand the rules before any of my children sufferred the same fate. I like to understand policies (and laws) well in advance to avoid future trouble.

As for the hall sweep policy, it is not listed in the attendance policy or in any other publication at the school. It took three weeks to get any information about it from the principal and she did not want to spell it out in writing. It appears to be a policy in the making, so no written information about it currently exists.

Finally, even children who do not have a class during a hall sweep are removed from the restrooms. This is probably were my frustration truly lies. This new policy seems a little self-defeating in that the security guards tend to chase the kids onto the parking lot during hall sweeps. But, I guess, the principal will figure that one out as times goes on.

That's okay if no one has an anwer about local transportation laws. I'll get it from the State Board of Education.

Regards,

TisSheilah

 

[Silverplum]

Actually, it was a neighbor's daughter who had to walk home in the dark.

Did she DIE, walking home in the dark?!?!?

That's okay if no one has an anwer about local transportation laws. I'll get it from the State Board of Education.

I don't think it has anything to do with "local transportation laws." It has to do with detention and missing the bus.

When and if you find, in the US or Colorado Constitutions, that every kid is entitled to a free bus ride home from school, come on back and let us know.

 

[lealea1005]

LeaLea1005, Silverplum owes you $10.00!!

Actually, it was a neighbor's daughter who had to walk home in the dark. I wanted to understand the rules before any of my children sufferred the same fate. I like to understand policies (and laws) well in advance to avoid future trouble.

As for the hall sweep policy, it is not listed in the attendance policy or in any other publication at the school. It took three weeks to get any information about it from the principal and she did not want to spell it out in writing. It appears to be a policy in the making, so no written information about it currently exists.

Finally, even children who do not have a class during a hall sweep are removed from the restrooms. This is probably were my frustration truly lies. This new policy seems a little self-defeating in that the security guards tend to chase the kids onto the parking lot during hall sweeps. But, I guess, the principal will figure that one out as times goes on.

That's okay if no one has an anwer about local transportation laws. I'll get it from the State Board of Education.

Regards,

TisSheilah

For all your neighbor knows, the principal might have sent home a notice addressing the issue and the letter just didn't make it out of the locker or backpack. As for the transportation issue, I can only tell you in my neck of the woods there are no late buses. Again, I think high school students are old enough to accept the responsibility of adhering to the rules and accept the consequences when they make the decision to break them. Hopefully, your neighbor's daughter will learn from her experience.