Section J:
Students |
Knox County Board of Education |
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Descriptor Term:
Detention |
Descriptor Code: J-192 |
Issued: 7/95 |
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Reviewed: 10/23 |
Revised: 8/14 |
Students may be detained before or after the school day as a means of disciplinary action.
The following guidelines shall be followed:
- The student must be given at least one (1) day of written notice before detention;
- Parents must be informed before detention takes place;
- Students serving detention must be under the supervision of approved staff members;
- Detention shall not exceed one (1) hour after the official closing of the school day but may be
administered several days in succession; - Teachers must have the approval of the principal before detaining a student.