Confusion about punishment I understand that a suspension being put on report is not actually a punishment Suspension The temporary exclusion from a school or what ever is designed to review the behaviour of someone for the purposes of investigation to determine if they are giulty and what to do if it is found that they are Since they may be innocent this is not a punishment Being put on report This would be a process of monitoring behaviour and so is an evidencing and survielance technique to see what bad behaviour occurs Although punishment may lead to this and it may improve behaviour because of being aware of this survielance it is for the purposes of monitoring but may not it s self be a punishment