J-192 Detention

Written By Zack Brewer

Updated at July 27th, 2024

Section J:

 

 

Students

Knox County Board of Education

Descriptor Term:

 

Detention

Descriptor Code:

J-192

Issued:

7/95

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:

  1. The student must be given at least one (1) day of written notice before detention;
  2. Parents must be informed before detention takes place;
  3. Students serving detention must be under the supervision of approved staff members;
  4. Detention shall not exceed one (1) hour after the official closing of the school day but may be
    administered several days in succession;
  5. Teachers must have the approval of the principal before detaining a student.

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