http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/324380/Our-pre-school-rule-for-tardiness-is-to-give-the-kindergarten-a-detention-is-this-the-norm I believe the parent is at fault and this should be the truancy board not the child when they are this young, my grandaughter cried and said she did not know what time it was and she was very upset about the detention. GreatSchools en-us shareknowledge hi, in certain states (counties); when this happens, parents are asked to attend a parenting workshop on the weekends in the presence of their children. at that time, they are ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/324380/Our-pre-school-rule-for-tardiness-is-to-give-the-kindergarten-a-detention-is-this-the-norm?cpage=1#comment_324578 5100.324578 Sun, 11 Jan 2009 09:51:38 -0800 nicnac Absolutely not the Norm! That is insane the child cant drive his/her self t0 school, whomever thought of that rule shouldn't be working there, and parents I WOULD NOT GO ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/324380/Our-pre-school-rule-for-tardiness-is-to-give-the-kindergarten-a-detention-is-this-the-norm?cpage=1#comment_324506 5100.324506 Sun, 11 Jan 2009 08:45:20 -0800 healthy11 I'm sorry, but your question is not clear. Why would anything a child does in preschool have an impact on a kindergarten class? If I were you, I'd ask for ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/324380/Our-pre-school-rule-for-tardiness-is-to-give-the-kindergarten-a-detention-is-this-the-norm?cpage=1#comment_324455 5100.324455 Sun, 11 Jan 2009 07:20:49 -0800 sthomp I do not agree with detention for pre school or elementary school ages, unless it would be a behavior problem, and only then after a warning http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/324380/Our-pre-school-rule-for-tardiness-is-to-give-the-kindergarten-a-detention-is-this-the-norm?cpage=1#comment_324381 5100.324381 Sun, 11 Jan 2009 04:55:26 -0800