I think my parents had already given up on the school. When we first moved there they tried to have me placed in appropriate classes but it was a real struggle. I wonder if this teacher was trying to torture me to make me give up and drop calculus as a way to punish my family for advocating for me.
This is a real fear I have for DS. I think the best placement for him would be 2nd grade next year but even if I talk the school into it I'm afraid he will be punished by the teacher--subtly or not-so-subtly!
My family has already experienced this kind of treatment when advocating for DD who has life-threatening food allergies. We were accused by the principal of "creating an adversarial environment which could be detrimental to our child." That certainly sounded like a threat to me... No matter what the parents are like they shouldn't be taking it out on the child! It's disgusting that they use this as leverage against parents who try to advocate for their children.
Cathy
