I believe the best way to protect him is if he qualifies for and gets an IEP. He cannot be expelled for actions resulting from his area of disability - it becomes a whole new ballgame. Our school social worker would get involved in this type of situation working with him both independently and perhaps in groups. The parents cannot be required to medicate him - that is a medical decision and my understanding is the school would get in *big* trouble if they tried to force it - think practicing medicine without a license. We had a situation last year where our truly awful principal insisted on publicly punishing DD for an anxiety response. The district acknowledged in writing that this was a violation of her IEP and this action was included in our recent complaint to the Dept of Education. The playing field totally changes once he has an IEP - definitely worth going for if he qualifies.
