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Disruptive student in class
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Anonymous
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So let me tell you what you do. You can't do anything if this kid hits someone who is not your child. But the second this child hits your kid, and your kid reports it to you after school, YOU CALL 911 to report an assault. I've been in MCPS for years, and have followed all the major assault cases (mostly in high schools). Families who relied on the school found that evidence was destroyed, witnesses were tampered with and justice was delayed. It's not that school employees want to hurt victims. It's that MCPS regulations are not built for assault cases. Families who called 911 and reported an assault to police immediately made the system work for them. Bypass MCPS completely. They will be forced to comply with the law. |
Anonymous
Public school is not daycare, it provides education. Parents need to be responsible for their children. |
Anonymous
Me again. I also have a child with special needs, and another child who was hit by a child with special needs. Please consider that you are HELPING the school, and the perpetrator, by forcing the issue if your child is hit. The Principal will be able to request funds to get a one-on-one aide for this child (like they did when I reported my child's assault), or they will finally have enough documentation to send this child to a special school with wrap-around services, where he belongs. The school will be relieved, the family will get the best placement for their child, the child will have more support, the other students will cease to be victimized. There is no downside to calling 911. |
Anonymous
These kids are usually mainstream kids. Take it from a mom whose special Ed kid was in a mainstream class. The kids who act up most often are NOT special Ed. |
Anonymous
It doesn’t make sense at all. Clearly this student needs help. The online model is substantially more limited in the services and supports that can be effectively provided. And provides fewer educational opportunities in areas that appear to be of particular need for this student, such as social/peer interaction. |
Anonymous
Online education would allow the child to succeed rather than fail. |
Anonymous
| Honestly, if the school won't take proper disciplinary action against a kid who chronically hits other kids, I would tell my 8 yo that if they get hit they should hit back as hard as they possibly can. I would never tell my child NOT to defend themselves. Sometimes standing up to a bully is the fastest way to get them to stop. |
Anonymous
Violence against classmates is not an educational opportunity we need |
Anonymous
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Well, you shouldn’t be calling 911 is there isn’t an emergency. Other than that, I was inclined to agree with your post until I got to the “where he belongs” part. Common mistake for bigots: you said the quiet part out loud. |
Anonymous
Agreed. Which is why the school needs to provide services and supports to the child with a disability. Everyone benefits. |
Anonymous
Schools should not have to deal with violence period. |
Anonymous
Almost certainly not, given that they wouldn’t be able to receive the services and supports that they obviously need to develop important academic and life skills. |
Anonymous
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Everyone is still assuming the child in OP’s story has SN with no basis for that assumption.
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Anonymous
Again, agreed. It’s unfortunate that schools are so reluctant to provide the necessary services and supports until the situation is dire. Perhaps this gives you some perspective on the struggles that parents of kids with special needs face as they deal with schools. |
Anonymous
No sh&t. Good luck, OP! Wait until high school. It only gets worse. |