Students Must Bring Their Parents to Saturday School

 

BINTA DIALLO News Editor

 

Saturday School is form of detention that is assigned to certain students who have broken school rules. Most students who who attend Saturday School are assigned the detention because they have too many tardies and/or unexcused absences. Saturday school is held on some, but not all, Saturdays in the cafeteria from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. In order to make sure students attend, the school requires students to bring their parents with them.

The students are parents do not just sit in silence for two hours, however. The event is planned with presentations that will be helpful for students and their families. If a student comes alone and fails to bring a parent, the Saturday school session will not count in their favor and they will have to either leave and return with a parent or they will be assigned another Saturday School until they bring a parent.

In order to prevent students from cheating the system and bringing a family friend or another more lenient adult family member, staff members are assigned to regulate the session. They check I.D.s and school records to make sure that these people are, in fact, the students’ parents. At a typical Saturday School session, students and parents are seated and staff members talk about the consequences of their actions and why it is important to improve their actions. They may also be given presentations on topics such as how to apply to college. “I have attended Saturday School and during these two hours I sat with my parent and the staff talked the whole time about mental health and how a person’s lifestyle can affect their overall mental health.”senior Morgan Steglau said.

“Somehow, they were able to tie this back to student’s being excessively tardy and absent.” Saturday School sessions have been taking place for several years. If a student fails to improve even after Saturday School, the school will take appropriate measures to help the student.