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Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Mommy and Daddy Detention

Fox News

The folks who run the Manhattan School for Children in New York have come up with a unique way to motivate parents to get their kids to school on time —mommy and daddy detention. The New York Post reports parents who drop off their kids after the bell must report to the auditorium for a 20-minute "time out."

Principal Susan Rappaport says she's received some backlash but that the tough love approach is necessary at the nationally-honored public school. One woman who served detention said, "Was I humiliated? — Absolutely. But will I be late again? — No."

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