What are detention reasons?
Detention reasons are used when setting detentions in order to track the behaviour. If you are also using Behaviour, the list of reasons is the same for both apps to ensure reporting consistency.
Reasons can be created manually in Satchel One or imported from your MIS via Wonde or XoD.
🔒 The actions within this article are controlled by the Detention reasons setup, Restricted detention reasons setup
View reasons
To view your schools Behaviour reasons rules go to Tools > Apps > Detentions > Detention reasons.
You’ll see a list of all existing reasons, including their active state. You can search for specific reasons by name using the search bar above the list.
Actions
Edit - Update the reason name
Active toggle - Deactivate a reason to hide it when logging new detentions
Restricted toggle - Restrict a reason so only users with elevated permissions can use it
Delete - Permanently remove reasons you no longer need
Create reasons
To create new detention reasons:
Go to Tools > Apps > Detentions > Detention reasons.
Click Create
Enter the reason name
Click Save
The reason will be immediately available to use when setting detentions.
FAQ
Question | Answer |
I’m trying to amend my school’s behaviour reasons but the edit option is disabled. | Please ensure that you have the relevant permissions enabled so you can access and amend the reasons. If your school uses behaviour import or writeback, reasons can only be amended in your MIS and we’ll receive the changes after the next data import the following day. |
I’ve added a new reason for my school but staff cannot see it. | Please ensure that the new reason is activated and not restricted. |