BELMONT, Calif. — After arguing with his brother for the third straight da
y during class time, Jared Francis, 10, was suspended from homeschool and banished to a backyard tent."I’m not just his father, I’m his principal," says John Francis, 37. "Jared has to take us seriously as administrators as well as parents."
Jared has spent his 3-day suspension doing homework, reading junior editions of Christian novels and reflecting on his poor attitude. His parents are allowing him inside the house to use the restroom. His mother brings him meals in the tent. At night they open a window so Jared can listen to the rest of the family have devotions.
"It’s boring out here," Jared says on the second morning of his suspension, resting his chin in his hands. "The tent gets hot in the afternoons."
He says he’s looking forward to returning to school inside the house.
"I’m curious what would happen if I got expelled," he says. •
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