請願書の宛先: Northcote high school

As advised by the Victorian Department of Education 
Detention 
Detention may be an appropriate response for a wide range of less serious classroom and school behaviour breaches. Detention can effectively reinforce to students the importance of maintaining appropriate behaviour standards. 
Schools are permitted to require students to attend before or after school detention but are encouraged to take into account family circumstances and negotiate with parents and carers as appropriate. 
During detention teachers may instruct a student to finish schoolwork which has not been completed in regular classroom time as a result of the behaviour, new work or other duties. 
Schools must: 

• consider local circumstances when determining what a reasonable time and place for detention entails 
• make sure any special conditions relating to the imposition of detention are specified in the school's student engagement policy 
• consider any other special circumstances, including whether a student has a disability. For example, a student with a disability may not understand that the detention is a consequence of their behaviour. 

Student Engagement 

• Every government school must have a local student engagement policy. 
• The student engagement policy includes: 
• details in relation to monitoring daily attendance of each student and strategies to promote and improve attendance 
• policies and procedures that ensure that the care, safety and welfare of students is in accordance with any applicable State and Commonwealth law (including student welfare and bullying, cyberbullying and harassment) 
• policies relating to the discipline of students that are based on principles of procedural fairness and include an explicit statement that corporal punishment is not permitted 

 
Under the Northcote High School Student Wellbeing and Engagement Policy 
“Students who may have a complaint or concern about something that has happened at school are encouraged to speak to their parents or carers and approach a trusted teacher or a member of the school leadership team. Further information about raising a complaint or concern is available in our Complaints Policy.” 
“Our school considers, explores and implements positive and non-punitive interventions to support student behaviour before considering disciplinary measures such as community service, detention, withdrawal of privileges or withdrawal from class.” 
“Disciplinary measures may be used as part of a staged response to inappropriate behaviour in combination with other engagement and support strategies to ensure that factors that may have contributed to the student’s behaviour are identified and addressed. Disciplinary measures at our school will be applied fairly and consistently. Students will always be provided with an opportunity to be heard.”