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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread is wild. I am an elementary school
arts teacher who teaches everyone in the school, including kids with autism and nonverbal. I would 100% never kick a child. But I would 100% definitely have a Diet Pepsi on my desk after lunch. I think parents have an unrealistic sense of what a school looks like.[/quote]

Would you put that Diet Pepsi somewhere a child might be less likely to see it though? That’s where this adult went wrong. She had her whole meal out and the kids gathered around. I have a hard time believing this para didn’t know that her food and drink wouldn’t appeal to the children.

Happy to know you wouldn’t kick a kid over it![/quote]
You’re the biggest idiot on this thread. [/quote]

God help us all if you’re an educator because damn are you rude as hell. Do you talk to people like this in person, too?[/quote]

I've observed that the rudest people in MCPS threads on SPED tend to be a small group of elderly posters who ultimately want to kick students with special needs out of public schools. They pretend to be supportive of SPED until they reveal their real goal is segregation.[/quote]

100%

And honestly as a parent of a child with high support needs, I can recognize that public schools aren’t always appropriate but the district makes it impossible for us to get our kids what they need without trying every single placement and putting teachers who may not be able to deal with behaviors/needs in an impossible position. It puts our kids and others in harm’s way. I’m tired of parents being blamed. Some of us are trying hard AF to get our kids into the placement they need.[/quote]

If teachers could actually speak candidly without fear of losing our jobs we would say this. There are so many children in the wrong placement [/quote]

DP. I mean, you're either part of the problem or part of the solution. I get the concern to a degree, but teachers have some of the strongest job protections out there. They're not nearly as vulnerable of the children and families in these processes. If the school staff on IEP teams aren't doing their jobs, they're not living up to their professional or ethical obligations.  Yes, it can lead to conflict and difficult conversations with the principal and central administration staff, but their jobs are not at substantial risk in the vast majority of circumstances. The well being of the student certainly is, though.

I've heard this fear brought up many times on Dcum, and I strongly suspect it is the same few posters that write it every time. I think a lot of educators are advocating for their students, but their requests fall on deaf ears at central when the board and administrators aren't willing to budget appropriately.[/quote]

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