- Why do you get detention?
- Is detention effective in deterring you from breaking rules?
- What do you think of while sitting in detention?
New Questions:
- What is a solution for a new detention policy?
- What are the characteristics of an effective detention?
Current Behavioral Punishment at Saint Mary's
- Detention (30 minutes up to 6 hours)
Is it effective?
Based on the student survey, detention is seen more as a chore than a punishment. Most [female] students that are not deterred by the detention policy have become more sneaky in two ways:
1) avoid Shum at all costs (avoid St. Joe's Hall)
2) wear a scarf when outside of class
The students who saw detention as a deterrent for breaking school rules had some things in common:
1) most had never actually had a detention
2) most were afraid of Shum
both of these tie into fear of the unknown.
Solutions/Ways to Improve:
1) have all teachers enforce dress code inside of classrooms
2) increase the severity of the punishment for repeat offenders (ex. 5 detentions in a month leads to a 1 hour before school morning detention)
1) avoid Shum at all costs (avoid St. Joe's Hall)
2) wear a scarf when outside of class
The students who saw detention as a deterrent for breaking school rules had some things in common:
1) most had never actually had a detention
2) most were afraid of Shum
both of these tie into fear of the unknown.
Solutions/Ways to Improve:
1) have all teachers enforce dress code inside of classrooms
2) increase the severity of the punishment for repeat offenders (ex. 5 detentions in a month leads to a 1 hour before school morning detention)
10 Most Important Pieces of Information
- Most students who found it effective had not had detention before
- Most who do not find it effective have had a detention
- Students have learned ways to avoid detention
- Most students didn't have detention until they came to high school
- Teachers found it effective but in need of improvement
- Reasons for detention varied between gender and grade
- Girls found dress code sexist
- People who haven't had detention are the ones who fear it the most
- Students believe that detention only addresses the immediate problem, not the deeper issue
- More girls received detention than boys
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