NYC DOE Launches Probe after Some Students at Bronx School Forced to Clean Toilets as Punishment

NYC Department of Education launches investigation after students at Bronx school says they were forced to clean toilets as part of detention.

The New York City Department of Education has launched an investigation into accusations made by students at In-Tech Academy, in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx, that they were forced to clean toilets as a form of punishment.

Some students at In-Tech Academy in Kingsbridge say they were assigned janitorial duties as part of their detention as recently as last week. "After school the principal came in with the inspector lady and she was like 'Oh, everyone has to pitch in and clean the toilets and stuff.' So we was cleaning them and we had to clean around them and nasty, it was just mad nasty," said one student."Like that's not cool, like making kids clean toilets like that's not how that should go," said another student. Source: NY1

If the allegations are true, the DOE must take appropriate action. Still, detention is too light of a punishment for some kids. Scrubbing toilets, however, is not the answer. I remember back in high school in Montego Bay, Jamaica, detention was served on Saturdays. You had to wear your school uniform and do some dirty work on the school grounds. That was a strong deterrent and most kids obeyed the school rules.