Is Punishment Enough, or Should it be Called that as Well?

You teach at a private high school, where several students attended an event under the influence of drugs. They were made to miss a day of class.

You teach at a private high school, where several students attended an event under the influence of drugs. They were made to miss a day of class.

The school called this a ‘restriction’, not a ‘suspension’, so the students would not have to report it on college applications. The students were punished without damaging their chances of admission. Was this use of language ethical?

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