Detention

Detention meant only one thing. She would be in the school after hours and virtually alone with her tormentor. #130story

For nineteenth graders at Taurax's Uni, detention didn't mean writing lines or being kept back after class, it meant much worse
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It upset me to see kids return to detention but it broke my heart when they didn't want to go home.
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#130story I came here to seek asylum. Safety from torment. Sanctuary. Home Office locked me up in #yarlswood. What is my crime? #setherfree

I always thought detention meant 'to cease paying attention'. Needless to say, I now know what 'suspension from school' means. FT #130story

She was never given detention at school, being such a good girl. She made up for that in her 20's and was now sitting in a cell. #130story

I wrote of Marie Curie as "a mother of invention"
But my nod to Zappa's band
Attracted Mr Ray's attention
To land me a detention
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Because of his customs, the traveller was detained at customs. Some people cheered. They'd never go where they weren't welcome. #130story