They didn't leave him in the office all afternoon as a punishment. The sub saw he wouldn't sit (he wanted his lunch box back), the other kids said, "just send him to the principal's office," and she did. The principal wasn't there, so he sat on a bench all afternoon by himself with no one even asking what has happened. It makes me angry just thinking about it. This is the same kid who gets awards for good behavior when he is happy and his needs are met. When I picked him up, we both had to hunt for the lunchbox and finally found it under the cubbies.
The social skills options are in a larger district too far away to be an option. I've talked with someone who consults with school districts about accommodations and she told me there was no hope of getting anything if he's ahead of grade level. I'm not certain she is right, but it does seem like a struggle.
The charter school is very nice, but also very small. There are some good positives, but they just don't have the staff or facilities to provide special education. They do provide much better differentiation than the regular school, so that is helpful.
My daughter is extremely academically advanced and the picture of compliant, teacher's pet behavior. I think she has made them more accommodating of DS than they would be otherwise (which is unfair). I just don't want to leave DS in a negative situation for a too long while I try to work something out.
If I can develop specific ideas for what might help, then that would definitely be a good first step. The schools around here use corporal punishment and I have filed a letter saying they are not allowed, under any circumstances, to paddle my son. I worry that they see him as a troublemaker rather than as a child who is trying hard, though.
Last edited by apm221; 08/14/14 01:50 PM.
