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I have to say, both of your responses made me cry. Thank you.

Regarding talking to the principal, I have already sent a letter to the superintendent regarding what I saw were grave issues such as our school being the only school in the county without a trained AIG advocate and therefore leaving many children without an advocate in state that mandates they have one. I have raised concerns regarding the ridiculousness of the first week in which first ds was placed in the wrong grade and then in the wrong classes. Things that were put in place with previous administration for ds's acceleration, mainly being placed with a peer mentor, fell through, and in a graceless way, imo. These were complaints directed at the central office however, not at the teachers, with the exception of the counselor who was nothing more than a blunt instrument.

This is one of the classes ds loves. The teacher is engaging and his class is quite difficult; this is the first time ds has encountered someone who asks him to THINK about situations and think deeply. I hesitate rocking that particular boat.

Doubtfulguest,

I am indeed working to help him feel comforted in a sometimes horrifying world, but man, this is my ds who first looks at things with a negative slant. It takes a LOT to get him to believe that positive thinking has real consequences.