Lunch detention is a form of school discipline where the student has to eat their lunch away from their peers. The student gets their lunch and have to eat in a classroom or in another designated location in the school. Lunch detentions only last during the lunch period which is usually about 30 to 45 minutes at most schools in the United States.
What Happens During A Lunch Detention?
During lunch detentions students have to eat their lunch and then sit quietly or in some cases are allowed to work on school work.
That’s about it.
In the school I work at students report to a specific room for lunch detentions and have to sit quietly while supervised by a teacher or other school employee.
How Do You Get A Lunch Detention?
You can get a lunch detention for a bunch of different reasons.
Some of the most common reasons are for being tardy to class, inappropriate behavior, or for not completing homework.
They are given to students by school principals or teachers.
Are Parents Contacted For Lunch Detentions?
Contacting parents for lunch detentions really depends on the age of the child and the severity of the act that led to them getting a lunch detention.
In my opinion parents should be contacted whenever their child is give any kind of detention but I understand the reality of contacting every parent is not possible.
Sometimes at my school we have so many student in lunch detention that the person assigning the lunch detentions would be on the phone all day explaining why their child was given a lunch detention.
I know, it’s not ideal but it is the reality of how busy a teachers day is.
What Is Lunch Detention Like?
Lunch detention is not that bad, it holds students accountable for their actions without having them stay after school like a traditional detention.
I explained traditional detentions it this article I recently published.
All you, the student, really have to do is miss lunch with your friends for a day.
You have to be quiet in a classroom until the lunch detention ends, after that you continue on with the rest of your day.
Allen is an 8th grade teacher in a public school in a Chicago suburb.
