What do you feel is an appropriate punishment?

For this scenario, at home and at school?

Child A bodyslams Child B. Child B is fine, however said that they weren't playing together, Child A says they were. There was video of the incident and they were not playing together.

Child A is 8 and in the third grade, I am assuming Child B is as well, or is similarly aged.

What do you feel is an appropriate punishment?

For school it really depends on how strict your school is about touching/pushing/hitting. Regardless the parents should be called and the punishment could range from loss of recess for an certain time or suspended for the day.

At home - a strict talking too about appropriate behaviors and the loss of electronics or something that matters to them for day. Also an apology note to the kid that was bodyslammed.

Re: What do you feel is an appropriate punishment?

Apology hand written. In my house that child would loose a long time of computer and tv time, a week, or so if no remorse. I would agree to an in school punishment and likely not challenge it. This type of behavior would be intolerable to me. I would be incredibly disappointed in my child if they ever did something like that. FYI my kids are about thee age of the children in question.

Re: What do you feel is an appropriate punishment?

In our school, the child would have to write a note of apology and they need to spend recess in with the counselor.

If it was intentional and there is no way one child could have thought the other was playing; child would loss a privilege until such time they could earn it back.