
Isn’t it more horrible to ruin the education of everyone else in the classroom? |
You are a horrible human being for forcing the child into a classroom and setting him up for failure. The child can learn how to control his impulses and THEN return to the classroom. Until then, online school is a fantastic alternative option. |
Luckily that’s not how IDEA works. Does it sound like there’s a legitimate problem? Absolutely. The school should bring in additional support to the classroom. The parents of neurotypical kids in this thread should be pushing the school district to do that, rather than sending this unsupported child with a presumed developmental disability home (or, as one poster suggested, jail). |
Having multiple pages of discussion based on what one 4th grade student said is an interesting reaction. Students are most often not told about the consequences other students receive. Children assume that if they don't see something, it doesn't happen. But a 4th grade student is absolutely not an accurate reporter of discipline or behavior plans of other students. Maybe there already is a para in the room. Maybe the student went down to the principal's office at recess instead of during class. We don't know. |
Why is this the school’s problem? |
Sorry but I would absolutely file a police report against a kid who slapped my child. If the school can’t protect them than I will. The kids in class need protection and no one is doing the child any favors by letting him get away with that behavior. Probably his parents need cps support/monitoring and the police can get that ball rolling. We are putting too much burden on our schools with out of control kids. |
+100 |
Because they have an obligation to educate children, even those with special needs, in the least restrictive environment. And based on the offensive and ignorant comments in this thread, I'm very glad this obligation is ingrained in state and federal law. |
Why are you dismissing online education when it actually makes the most sense? |
File the bullying form like the teacher upthread said. I did it multiple times for the same situation you’re describing back in fourth grade. They need documentation to take any action. |
…and obviously this environment is not restrictive enough if they are allowed to abuse fellow students. They are not entitled to that. This ‘entitled abuser’ attitude is going to drive all teachers and parents who are able to go to private schools and we will be left with a completely failed public school system. It needs to be shelved along with defund the police. |
We went to private due to the classroom behavior problems. One kid can ruin a class. |
As a fellow teacher I beg of you to do this. So much happens in the classroom that we can not tell the parents. I beg my students to go home and tell mom and dad what happened. If it doesn’t happen to YOUR child then the school has no obligation to tell the parents within the classroom. So they have no idea that Bobby throws desk and chairs every day because that desk or chair never actually hit your child. When it does, and you know, please call the police. Be it the child has an IEP or not, they need help beyond what the school can provide at times. |
Who is going to supervise this child in an online environment? Are you assuming that anyone that needs behavioral support has a SAHP? |
It doesn’t sound like the school has brought in additional support to the classroom to help the teacher and student, so no, it certainly isn’t obvious that a more restrictive placement would be warranted. |