mean she STORMED out of the room. Grabbed her keys and her walkie-talkie and had to get by at least six people (sadly for her that included me, my consultant and DH) as she made her way from the far side of the table to the door. It was quite the scene...
Uh, yeah. What was said that pushed her past her (personal) breaking point?
Also I want to point out that when we described similar behavior at last June's IEP meeting (the one where principal said that DD's anxiety was her own problem not the district's and she "just needs to get over it) to the superintendent she a) said "I know if I was at that meeting I would have heard some things that would have made me very unhappy" and b) let us know that the Director of Special Services (who has since left the district and has been replaced by Director of Pupil Personnel in handling our case) was absolutely NOT in a supervisory position to the principal....
It sounds like the superintendent already knows well who you are and how you and your DD have been treated. To me, this seems like one where you 1) document everything in writing; 2) get an appointment with superintendent and go over the documentation verbally 3) ask superintendent to solve this problem. But-- I am not a lawyer, and I think that you are getting to the point where you need at least the consultant and maybe a special ed lawyer. I think no communication with the principal or district should happen without the advice of your professional team...
What a nightmare. I hope you can find humor value in the outrage. Somewhere.
DeeDee
