[hellinahandcart]

Suspension may well be the only answer.

The problem is that parents have sued when the schools suspend their little darling. Their attitude is, the kid's gauranteed a free education, so educate away, as long as you don't inconvenience me by putting the responsibility for my spoiled brat back on ME.

I would have put on the bowling shirt rather than have the principle call my mother in to the school. My mom wouldn't have brought me a T-shirt, she would have brought repercussions...

[Marty]

I knew better than to do anything to cause problems, too. My parents wouldn't have put up with anything like that from me, but then again, I had no desire to cause problems. I always had a tendency to consider the costs of my actions before doing something stupid. Kids now don't consider the costs because they don't have to bear them.

We have to reinstate costs that the students alone must pay. Until we do, there will be students who won't behave.