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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Suspension CAN NOT be the plan. They need to come up with a crisis intervention plan for her that builds in ways to de-escalate. Does she have an adult she trusts who can be assigned to come to help her every time? Is there an empty room where she can go to calm herself?

We went through almost the same exact thing with our DC who had very infrequent but serious meltdowns. The school never did get an FBA/BIP together in our case and at some point he grew out of it.

You can and should appeal the suspensions to the superintendent in charge of your cluster.
You should call a manifestation determination meeting. They may not change the placement but at least that will get them to take you seriously in getting a real plan in place.[/quote]

So on what grounds do I appeal?  My child did strike a teacher. But I do believe the behavior was a manifestation of her disability.  I can't find any mention of that as a consideration in the FCPS guidelines.

Any tips?[/quote]

From what you've told us it sounds like the school was not providing the proper support and if they were the situation might never have escalated and your DD felt threatened and had to "defend" herself (emphasis on the quotes for defend because no one is saying she was actually threatened but she perceived herself to be and that's very real for a young child). It's possible that even after the school provides an FBA/BIP and a crisis intervention plan that your daughter may still have difficulty and may still be suspended. But they need to make an effort to help first. She may also need explicit instruction in techniques to calm herself. Is this in her IEP? [/quote]

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