after school detention

Disciplinary staying late

After school detention is a disciplinary measure requiring students to remain at school beyond regular hours as punishment for misbehavior or rule violations.

Students typically sit in a supervised room doing homework or sitting in silence: He got after school detention for talking back to the teacher.

The practice is standard in American and British schools.

Related

principal · parent meeting · homework · study hall · troublemaker · clock · waiting · clock watching · boredom · silence · desk · chalkboard · writing lines · lines · writing · tardy · misbehavior · hallway

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Opposites
disciplinary severity

after school detentionexpulsion

Forced permanent removal

verbal warning · suspension · out-of-school suspension · written warning · warning

reward vs. punishment

after school detentionaward ceremony

Formal recognition gathering

honor roll · early dismissal · gold star · praise · free period

freedom of movement

after school detentionearly release

Premature freedom from confinement

free time · going home · recess · extracurricular activities · dismissal

Family

after, school, detention, detain, detaining, detainment, schools, schooled, schooling

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G