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[quote=Anonymous]Op, I understand your frustration with the school. Its mind-boggling what the schools do or don't do with challenging kids. My DS has special needs that were impacting his ability to learn to a great degree before we figured some things out and got him some help. When I first engaged with the school, I knew that there were issues in school because there were issues at home. That's the part of your story that makes me contemplate what you are saying about minimal comms and minor issues. But, they did contact you and more than once. If they were minor, would they have contacted you multiple times? Just trying to help with perspective. This story reminds of a friend of mine. She was raving mad when she found out that the school was going to hold her son back in 3rd grade. She complained that the school never told her that her son was struggling "that bad". I tried to be understanding, but I didn't really understand because I knew how my kid did on every single test. I knew what areas he struggled in, whether it was behaviorally or academically. I couldn't understand why she was/is in denial about the issues that her son has. I can say this because we openly talk about how similar our boys are behaviorally and the similar academic struggles they have. Its obvious that her son needs supports and possibly a diagnosis, but she refuses. It was too late in the year for her to do anything about her DS being held back, but the school had mentioned several times that he was having some issues. Eventually, they stopped mentioning it.

If the school (or you) suspects that something like ADHD or autism or whatever is the culprit, then they should be working with the county to offer testing/evaluation of some sorts to get your child the services (an Individual Education Plan or 504 Plan or some other interventions) that he needs and is entitled to in his home school. Not trying to kick him out. The school psychologist would be a good place to start. [/quote]

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