«Help, my daughter is getting reprimands from school!»

It's similar to road traffic. Repeated offences increase the penalty. And to be honest: anyone who has had to dig deep into their pockets once is more likely to be wary of breaking the rules again. With this in mind: Yes, the penalty is appropriate. And the warning will hopefully convince your daughter to change her behaviour.

It sounds as if the school wants to send a clear signal with this reaction that things can't go on like this. Previous softer consequences seem to have had little effect. Detention will annoy your daughter, but will hardly lead to an improvement in the situation. Right now, it is therefore important not to see the school as the enemy. Instead of thinking about whether the punishment is appropriate, you should think together about what is needed so that your daughter can get involved in school and lessons again.

To be honest, yes. I don't mind if it's only four afternoons, but do you really want to haggle with the school about the level of punishment? Your daughter's offences seem serious enough to me for an unequivocal reaction from the school. Don't make too big a deal out of it, but don't make it too small either.

