tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36083545.post1894686921581537092..comments2023-03-25T13:46:59.148+00:00Comments on Peppermint Tea: Open letter to Dillon's school.Beccyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00911316644797253921noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36083545.post-52129492149897463952007-10-04T11:32:00.000+01:002007-10-04T11:32:00.000+01:00no?! have you followed up with the school? 3 hours...no?! have you followed up with the school? 3 hours is a hell of a punishmentdodohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617322056885649095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36083545.post-80776931593812953282007-10-03T22:32:00.000+01:002007-10-03T22:32:00.000+01:003 Hours?! They just keeping getting more stupid w...3 Hours?! They just keeping getting more stupid with the rules. Are they going to provide dry hoodies for any child who soils his while at school?<BR/><BR/>At my kids' high school in TX they gave the child a school t-shirt to wear if they wore inappropriate shirts to school. The school kept the "offensive shirt" until the t-shirt was brought back laundered. :) My daughter did it once and liked the t-shirt better. She still has it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13219366045767828564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36083545.post-10713575441366571272007-10-03T19:13:00.000+01:002007-10-03T19:13:00.000+01:003 hours for putting on a coat instead of his hoodi...3 hours for putting on a coat instead of his hoodie? That is totally excessive!! I mean geez maybe he was cold?my4kidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877891733197763535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36083545.post-19436230011120918112007-10-03T15:30:00.000+01:002007-10-03T15:30:00.000+01:00wow, 3 hrs seems a bit extreme....hope you can get...wow, 3 hrs seems a bit extreme....hope you can get it sorted out one way or the other....~ejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08461738529248708038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36083545.post-57168088472281762672007-10-03T10:17:00.000+01:002007-10-03T10:17:00.000+01:00ps....the punishment I mean, not your repsonse. I ...ps....the punishment I mean, not your repsonse. I TOTALLY agree with you!sallywriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950005738012348313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36083545.post-26540299336994440522007-10-03T10:16:00.000+01:002007-10-03T10:16:00.000+01:00Bit blinking draconian!!!!Bit blinking draconian!!!!sallywriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950005738012348313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36083545.post-7060446710056052042007-10-03T08:40:00.000+01:002007-10-03T08:40:00.000+01:00Thank you all for your kind comments, we also feel...Thank you all for your kind comments, we also feel three hours is way too long but that is the standard time of a detention whatever the 'crime'. I'm waiting for a reply from the school before I decide what to do next but we are considering refusing to allow Dillon to attend the detention, I just have to find out what the ramifications will be. Dillon is mortified and just wants to go and get it all over and done with.Beccyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00911316644797253921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36083545.post-36456315535492268782007-10-03T07:01:00.000+01:002007-10-03T07:01:00.000+01:00go get 'em with your tennis racquetgo get 'em with your tennis racquetPamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05404943895800549273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36083545.post-20385708357291706532007-10-03T02:04:00.000+01:002007-10-03T02:04:00.000+01:00That's idiotic. They really need to re-evalute wh...That's idiotic. They really need to re-evalute what's important enough to hand out 3-hour detentions...because that's not something even registering on the scale of punishable behavior if you ask me.Heather Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841164457702821713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36083545.post-3768210331904127012007-10-03T00:08:00.000+01:002007-10-03T00:08:00.000+01:00geez - they went a little overboard huh?geez - they went a little overboard huh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36083545.post-5261420434968861122007-10-02T21:05:00.000+01:002007-10-02T21:05:00.000+01:00Reading this just makes me angry. Who do they thi...Reading this just makes me angry. Who do they think they are, anyway? Argh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36083545.post-65537674072803580142007-10-02T20:08:00.000+01:002007-10-02T20:08:00.000+01:00Pathetic!! Nuff said.Pathetic!! Nuff said.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346682505354790114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36083545.post-55689776525804388702007-10-02T19:32:00.000+01:002007-10-02T19:32:00.000+01:00Oh my gosh, I'd be livid. It's not like he's reall...Oh my gosh, I'd be livid. It's not like he's really making any REAL trouble like talking back to a teacher, or defacing school property or anything dangerous to threaten the lives of the other school children or faculty. <BR/><BR/>That's way too excessive!! I agree there are worse things to worry about!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36083545.post-51653365916184056682007-10-02T19:07:00.000+01:002007-10-02T19:07:00.000+01:00oh, I dread Punkin starting school! I envision a ...oh, I dread Punkin starting school! I envision a letter home each day.<BR/><BR/>Three hours seems like an awful lot of detentions for breaking such a silly rule!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36083545.post-89758435343011317972007-10-02T17:04:00.000+01:002007-10-02T17:04:00.000+01:00That seems a little harsh - 3 hours for changing ...That seems a little harsh - 3 hours for changing out of a wet shirt?Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02500011459345862059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36083545.post-62297791888542564542007-10-02T16:51:00.000+01:002007-10-02T16:51:00.000+01:00Can anybody else hear Pink Floyd, Another Brick In...Can anybody else hear Pink Floyd, <I>Another Brick In the Wall</I> playing? That's outrageous - 3 hours? Maybe all your blogging friends can bombard the school with emails expressing our disgust at the excessive punishment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36083545.post-69651724167447970112007-10-02T16:27:00.000+01:002007-10-02T16:27:00.000+01:00THREE hours???? That is ridiculous! Do you need ...THREE hours???? That is ridiculous! Do you need back up from all of your bloggy friends? We'll come to Ireland and stir some trouble! I'll make my "Free Dillon!" sign right now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36083545.post-47542146203401279242007-10-02T16:23:00.000+01:002007-10-02T16:23:00.000+01:00Three hours! Wow, I would hate to see what the pu...Three hours! Wow, I would hate to see what the punishment would be for a real offense....Beckiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428690536368982418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36083545.post-60383537775065147662007-10-02T16:09:00.000+01:002007-10-02T16:09:00.000+01:003 hours of detention is ridiculous for something l...3 hours of detention is ridiculous for something like that. Something that, as far as I am concerned, is not even breaking the rules!Rachel (Crazy-Is)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05786360241354496729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36083545.post-73700926226080710952007-10-02T15:42:00.000+01:002007-10-02T15:42:00.000+01:003 hours! Seems a bit over the top for not wearing ...3 hours! Seems a bit over the top for not wearing a hoody.Emma in Canadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058142553612290594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36083545.post-5764441948983741492007-10-02T15:09:00.000+01:002007-10-02T15:09:00.000+01:00I agree with all others 3 hours detention is unrea...I agree with all others 3 hours detention is unreasonable.<BR/>We never had a school uniform here in Germany.Steffihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17780074291143476485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36083545.post-27520687240473192092007-10-02T14:29:00.000+01:002007-10-02T14:29:00.000+01:00three hours, are they kidding! how long do they gi...three hours, are they kidding! how long do they give for doing something seriously wrong thenkatyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12771905454120068595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36083545.post-78086382642118256112007-10-02T14:04:00.000+01:002007-10-02T14:04:00.000+01:00Perhaps Dillon got one hour detention for the unif...Perhaps Dillon got one hour detention for the uniform change and and extra two hours for his clever smart alec remarks?<BR/><BR/>3 hours is ridiculous. Is his teacher some control freak? I thought detentions were for bad behaviour. Taking off a hoodie - shouldn't all they have to do is ask him to put it back on again?Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36083545.post-14583814646400534622007-10-02T13:51:00.000+01:002007-10-02T13:51:00.000+01:00Good grief, what do they do do the students who ac...Good grief, what do they do do the students who actually do something wrong? Flog them. <BR/><BR/>That's just ridiculous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36083545.post-19540884147789875212007-10-02T13:24:00.000+01:002007-10-02T13:24:00.000+01:00I agree 3 hours is unreasonable. You'll have to l...I agree 3 hours is unreasonable. You'll have to let us know what the school policy is - maybe they can only take them off if the official thermometer is above 30c!Alix https://www.blogger.com/profile/04684209302932310537noreply@blogger.com