(23 Feb 2015, 6:11 pm)MurdnunoC wrote The card system seems a bit convoluted in my opinion. Red and yellow cards are fine because they are symbolically significant when it comes to dishing out discipline. I don't understand what pink and blue are supposed to represent but, usually, a green card (or signal) means 'good' or 'good to go'.
When I was at school there were four tiers of disciplinary action before expulsion.
We used to carry homework diaries to record, well, homework, but they were also used by teachers to comment, where necessary, on comment on class performance. A green comment meant you had contributed well in class - worthy of praise - whereas a red comment meant the opposite. If three 'red marks' were received within one week, the next level of disciplinary action was applied - being put on 'report'. There were three different types of report: 'Head of House', 'Deputy Head', and Headmaster's'. All three required teachers to grade your behaviour/performance. You were still allowed to socialise with students at break-times whilst on Head of House's report, but if you were on either Deputy Head or Headmaster's report, you had to stand outside their office with your nose to the wall during these periods.
Quite a few people were expelled from my school, however, they all seemed to bypass the disciplinary procedure and were pushed straight out the door. Ironically, a person from my year who was expelled from school, went on to form his own business and is now a millionaire on paper. I remember when a teacher told this person that they'll never amount to much.
I'm not too sure about green either. Although I think Pink and Blue are generally just random colours they picked, I'm sure they have a White card as well for children being specifically monitored because of something, usually within a specific set of lessons (eg, French and Spanish or History and Geography, etc).
I'll ask tomorrow for you.