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SYFROYH

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1. School suspensions are so common now.

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Wed Apr 3, 2024, 12:44 PM

Apr 2024

When I was a student in the 1970s and 1980s, it was extremely rare for someone to actually be suspended. Out of 100 kids in primary and 250 in secondary, maybe one every 5 years. We had detention often, but not suspensions.

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School suspensions are so common now. SYFROYH Apr 2024 #1