Dictionary of British Education
A form of discipline that involves keeping a pupil in at playtime, lunchtime or after school.
Pupils in detention are usually set written work to complete during this time. Although heads have the authority to detain pupils after school, parents must be given 24 hours’ written notice and the reasons for the punishment. The school has to ensure that it takes into account the implications of the Human Rights Act (1998).
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