can a child be expelled from DCPS in elementary school?

[Anonymous]

There is a kid in my son's class who causes issues and has always been probelmatic. I know the school has tried to help but this kid causes probelms on a daily occurence and the parents aren't helpful. What is the recourse?

[Anonymous]

The recourse is mental health check ins from school staff or a referral for that kind of help. This is a child. If no help is given now, who will give it and when?

[Anonymous]

It may be possible for the child to be moved out of the current school into a setting that more closely aligns to their needs, particularly if there are mental health or developmental issues. I've seen this happen in my child's school, after multiple physical violent encounters with other students.

[Anonymous]

You can raise concerns about how the behavior impacts your student's learning to the principal, but no matter the path forward to better support this child, it's for the school and family to handle, not you.

[Anonymous]

Yes, starting in 3rd grade if the school follows a particular procedure. Not before that AFAIK.

[Anonymous]

How do you know the school is trying to help and the parents are standing in the way?

[Anonymous]

You have no recourse. Impact on classmates is not a factor that carries any weight. Good luck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You have no recourse. Impact on classmates is not a factor that carries any weight. Good luck.

if the kid is violent enough, volume of litigation and the number of depositions that the principal and teacher have to sit through may be enough to get some action

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It may be possible for the child to be moved out of the current school into a setting that more closely aligns to their needs, particularly if there are mental health or developmental issues. I've seen this happen in my child's school, after multiple physical violent encounters with other students.

This happened at my child’s school as well. If the kid has several violent incidents, this would be the likely outcome.

[Anonymous]

No. I think DCPS expelled not a single child last year out of all students. So no.

[Anonymous]

Expelling the kid is impossible. What would happen to him - just never learn to read?

[Anonymous]

How would that work? The kid would just go to another DCPS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How would that work? The kid would just go to another DCPS?

Specialized self-contained classroom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. I think DCPS expelled not a single child last year out of all students. So no.

Lots of kids are pushed along all the way through 12th grade and still can’t read

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. I think DCPS expelled not a single child last year out of all students. So no.

Lots of kids are pushed along all the way through 12th grade and still can’t read

Okay- what does that have to do with expulsion?