The out of school suspension does come with the added bonus of getting zero's in all of your classes at our school. For some students, that zero hurts. Especially if you are right on the line with passing a few classes.

Chapman is pretty strict as a school but each coach is a little tougher or more strict than others. At our school, the strict coach is our baseball/football coach. He hands out a book (about 10 pages long) full of what you can and can't do. The students know he takes everything seriously and if you want to play, you have to follow his rules. A couple of years ago, our star pitcher was caught smoking a cigarette during open lunch hour (away from school). He was suspended for two weeks. The second time he was caught smoking (again away from school), he was kicked off of the team. This same person is also a coach on the football team. His tough policies carry over to that sport as well. Earlier in the year, some of the senior boys thought it would be funny to get mohawks. This coach told them they had one week to shave off the rest of their hair or they would be sitting on the sidelines. Needless to say, they shaved off their mohawks. He has curfew hours and will call your house. You, not your parents, have to answer the phone. If you don't, you don't start. As for alcohol, let's just say that after reading his two pages on the subject, my son doesn't even drink root-beer.