ðə pˈʌnɪʃmənt pɹˈɑːmptᵻd stˈeɪt lˈɔːmeɪkɚz dʒˈeɪsən pɛɹˈɪloʊ ˈɑːɹʃˈɛltən ænd ʃˈɔːn wˈɪljəmz ˈɑːɹwˈɔːɾɚbˌɛɹi tʊ ˌɪntɹədˈuːs ɐn ɐmˈɛndmənt tʊ ɐ pˈɛndɪŋ bˈɪl ðˈæt, wɪð ɐn ɛksˈɛpʃən fɔːɹ vˈændəlˌɪzəm ænd vˈaɪələns, wʊd ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚ skˈuːlz tʊ ˈɔfɚ pˈɛɹənts ɐn ɔːltˈɜːnətˌɪv tə bˈænɪŋ stˈuːdənts fɹʌm skˈuːlɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd æktˈɪvᵻɾiz æz mˈiːnz ʌv pˈʌnɪʃmənt.
The punishment prompted state lawmakers Jason Perillo (R-Shelton) and Sean Williams (R-Waterbury) to introduce an amendment to a pending bill that, with an exception for vandalism and violence, would require schools to offer parents an alternative to banning students from school-related activities as means of punishment.