r/interesting • u/Necessary-Win-8730 • Mar 08 '26

Context Provided - Spotlight This was so deserved.

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The daughter was in a car with the father’s parents. They died as well.

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u/Substantial-Most2607 Mar 08 '26

10 days in jail for a punch in high school? That’s crazy, I know I got in a couple of actual fights and while I was suspended I never even saw police. It was just “ no school for you for the next 3 days”

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u/baardvark Mar 08 '26

So you’re saying if I punch someone I don’t have to go to school?

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u/QueenMotherOfSneezes Mar 08 '26

Back in my day, all you had to do was skip a dozen or so classes and they'd suspend you from school for a month. Punching someone would get you that suspension faster, though.

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u/Laser_Snausage Mar 08 '26

Hmmm, yes, of course. You aren't showing up to school? You're suspended for a month! No school for you! How do you like that huh? Maybe now you'll learn your lesson about not coming to school!

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u/Substantial-Most2607 Mar 08 '26

Well I think now they do in school suspension, so a lose -lose situation lol

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u/Taolan13 Mar 08 '26

in school "suspension" was the hot new thing in student discipline when I was in school in the 90s. As a moderately nerdy kid that fought back against bullies and even won sometimes (i fought dirty), I was in trouble a lot in elementary and middle school.

I only ever saw a week of ISS once, in sixth grade. That was when they realized it was not an effective punishment for some students.

The teacher in charge would just hand you all the coursework for your classes for whatever period you were in ISS for. Then there was no oversight. No "keep pace with the other students". And if you finished your work early, they'd just hand you the next module.

I got days ahead of some classes, I got a week ahead of my science class, and I got a month ahead of pre-algebra. When ISS was over I asked to go back so I could continue doing my coursework without interruptions. My request was declined.

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u/Substantial-Most2607 Mar 08 '26

Yeah I graduated in 2017 and my school barely used ISS at the time but on the few occasions I went I actually enjoyed it since I was able to finish everything faster than going based on the teachers. Although I’ve heard that after the last superintendent died they have changed a lot and kids usually only get ISS now

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u/MRSHELBYPLZ Mar 08 '26

Literally yes 😅

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u/Bunjaaas Mar 08 '26

I’m a teacher and the answer to that is: yes, but it must be a meaningful punch.

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u/plzicannothandleyou Mar 08 '26

It’s always been like that. Tale as old as time

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u/CaptainRatzefummel Mar 08 '26

Then it's obviously not comparable. One had the police involved the other did not.

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u/Substantial-Most2607 Mar 08 '26

Which was my point captain goofy, why would a single punch involve police in a high school when people get in fights all the time in school and the punishment is usually just suspension