How will a school suspension affect my child?

How will a school suspension affect my child?

Harvey Hoyo (President, California School Counselors Association) gives expert video advice on: What happens now that my child has been expelled from school?; Does the teacher have the right to hit my child? and more...

School suspension really can impact your child's future if it is continuous. In other words, suspension is a remediation that's used by the school setting. The idea behind school suspension is to provide a wake-up call to both the child and the parent to say, "Something is not right here. Let's provide some space and some time for the student to correct the behaviour." Suspension always involves a conference with the principal or the assistant principal and, usually, with the parent so that they develop a plan so that when the youngster comes back after the suspension there are some new behaviours exhibited so the youngster won't violate whatever rule it was that got him suspended in the first place again.