"And that would be really depressing as a child: trying to do your best and not quite hitting the mark, and so having to attend mandatory detention.” The academy’s head said the school was ...

Detention can be a very effective form of punishment. It can stop students from misbehaving and help them reflect on their actions. There’s also the time factor. In secondary school, the ability ...

A Cornish secondary school has been accused of sending hundreds of pupils to detention over issues with pupils' uniform and behaviour. Penair School in Truro allegedly issued detentions to 240 ...

Currently, such schools receive funding based on average daily attendance. Supporters of the bill say this is too unstable given the declining numbers of youth in detention across the state plus the ...