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Is it okay to make a kindergartner stand for 5 minutes with their arms straight out to their sides?
Is it okay to make a kindergarten class stand for 5 minutes with their arms extended out straight to their sides and then due to the burning one child begins to cry and the teacher thinks the child is laughing an says to the the crying child that once the 5 minutes is up the other children can sit down and the crying child must stand longer with their arms out because they were laughing? Would this be considered cruel and unusual punishment or just a bad call on the teachers part or is this a reasonable means of punishment? Please advise.
Sincerely, Concerned Grandmother/Parent
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School and Academics, My Relationship with my child's school
Sincerely, Concerned Grandmother/Parent
> 60 days ago
What the Expert Says:
Additional Answers (2)
Gosh, I remember enduring that same punishment, in the first grade! And I'm 64! I thought that kind of torture had been outlawed.
No, that sort of thing is clearly inappropriate. That teacher needs to take a class on positive discipline.
No, that sort of thing is clearly inappropriate. That teacher needs to take a class on positive discipline.
> 60 days ago
I absolutely don't think that this is okay. Punishment is not meant to humiliate. Why would you want to treat a child like that? This borders on degrading in my opinion & sounds like the teacher is just wanting to exhibit control. I'm not a teacher but I am a mother & I think that anything that singles out a child in front of the entire class, especially if they've begun to cry, is just shameful on the teacher's part.
> 60 days ago
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