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[quote=Anonymous]Don’t worry about the does it get better/worse thing or what the other kids actual needs or issues are.

Whether it is a kid with special needs or the most typical, average kid in the world, the best way to handle it is to document what is happening. Email the teacher and copy the principal if the teacher isn’t responsive after the 1st incident. Describe what happened completely objectively. Don’t guess at motives or talk about the impact on your child except to say that your child is in an unsafe learning environment and their ability to learn is being negatively impacted. If you can cite specific dates, times, or interactions, that is helpful. Describing physical contact or things like spitting in a totally straightforward way is ok.

The school needs documented incidents to justify changing the child’s placement and/or their access to additional interventions and supports. The parents may not want these incidents documented OR they may desperate for more documentation so that they can seek support or a placement that is currently being denied. You don’t know which and that isn’t your problem.

The situation won’t get better, so focus on chain of command and documentation.[/quote]

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