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Loss of privileges refers to disciplinary approaches where access to certain activities or freedoms is removed in response to behaviour. These privileges might include recess, preferred activities, or participation in classroom events. While intended to influence behaviour, removing privileges can become problematic when it affects basic aspects of participation such as movement, social interaction, or access to learning. When overused, loss of privileges may increase frustration or exclusion rather than helping students develop the skills they need.

This page addresses the patterns of institutional behaviour that compound the original harm — gaslighting, information withheld, goalpost shifting, advocacy punished as aggression, and tone policing — and the complaint pathways available when the system’s response to your concern becomes a…