How Does Suspending Someone Really Work?

Does suspending someone really work? How severe does their action have to be to get suspended? Is being suspended a punishment or a vacation? We all know if there is a problem student having detention or being suspended is the normal way to go, but that student could return and still cause trouble. Although suspending a problem student is the simple way, just sitting down and talking with the student could be a much approach because it decreases the suspension rates, increases test scores, and decreases dropout rates. Just sitting down and talking with the student could be a much approach because it decreases the suspension rates. If you sit down with someone and talk to them about what they did and the consequences it had for not just them, but other students and staff, they would understand more and not do the action that they did again. This then decreases the amount of problem students in the school, decreasing the amount of suspensions. All across the country, schools are seeing fewer suspensions because this method. Suspension is the most traditional choice, but this suggests that suspending someone is not a long term fix. …show more content…
It is known that when students are suspended, they do not come to school for a certain amount of time. When the student is suspended, they aren’t taught, but they are given all the work that they missed. Just doing the work does not teach the student what they need to know. If the student was suspended for a month and when they got back they had to take state tests do you really think they would be well prepared? Some may argue that they could just ask the teacher for help, and I do agree asking for help could make a difference, but the student still is not learning as well as other students in the classroom because they are not