>When I went to school, fights were fairly rare, but they did happen. Usually they were minor without any serious injuries. Your punishment was usually several

>When I went to school, fights were fairly rare, but they did happen. Usually they were minor without any serious injuries. Your punishment was usually several detentions, saying you're sorry, and your parents punishing you at home. Now, the police get called. One mistake and your life may be ruined. I have the opposite view to this. Why is it generally OK (not just in the USA, but many other western countries) for any kind of crime at school to be handled in-house, and swept under the carpet, when if you did the same thing on the street/in the workplace you'd get in trouble with the police?