On 2/28/10, CR again wrote:
>
> I'd feel less guilty if our traffic weren't so heavy, and with so many 3
> day ISS determinations. The frequent flyers are missing a lot of
> education. I will say that we're always working to improve the process,
> and we have a good disciplinary team as well as many other great
> staff...the main concern that I have is the failure to receive
> assignments, and the inability to get teachers and administration to
> appreciate the potential, long-term damage related to the education of the
> child...particularly, cumulatively to the frequent flyers.
>

Do you have a limit to the number of days a student may spend in ISS? For us
it's usually ten days. If a student has more than that, it's usually pretty
clear that ISS is not an effective consequence for that student. The student
would be assigned home suspension, referred to an alternative educational
program if appropriate, or given alternative consequences if appropriate. It
does depend on circumstances but generally we would not have an individual
student assigned to ISS for more than ten days in a school year. (Ten days
is still quite a lot - about 5% of the school year - but better than having
no limit.)

Also, related to this topic, here is what California education code says
regarding assignments in ISS:
EC48911.1(c)(3) The supervised suspension classroom promotes completion of
schoolwork and tests missed by the pupil during the suspension.
EC48911.1(c)(4) Each pupil is responsible for contacting his or her teacher
or teachers to receive assignments to be completed while the pupil is
assigned to the superivised suspension classroom. The teacher shall provide
all assignments and tests that the pupil will miss while suspended. If no
classroom work is assigned, the person supervising the suspension classroom
shall assign schoolwork.

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