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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]The mother express concerns about the meds being administered late due to the field trip. [/quote]

Well, this could be your answer. For example, if the child normally got a booster at lunch and did not get it until after the field trip, that could be why the behavior was so off. And in fairness to the teacher, if he/she hasn't seen the child when they didn't get their meds at the right time, they may not have realized what a problem it would be.

I have a child with severe ADHD. Her first grade teacher didn't really believe us, until the day DH forgot to give her the medication in the morning before school. By 9:30 she was in the office, and the teacher said, "OK, now I get it!"

I always volunteer for field trips like this whether it is school or scouts because she needs constant 1-1 supervision. She is fast and impulsive. I would never expect another parent to be able to give her that type of supervision, especially if she did not get her meds on time.[/quote]

+1.  I just cannot imagine how on earth this school is sponsoring field trips in which an educational professional is not there.  Is this a charter?  Or a private?  This seems to me absolutely awful and I would not trust any such school to deal with my SN child.  Field trips can be very difficult for ADHD kids because of the lack of structure, massive overstimulation, etc.  Last year I chaperoned the first field trip to help handle mine, and volunteered to be an "extra" chaperone on the second field trip, but was told I could not come because I had already attended one.  I thought that was really short sighted of the school but didn't kick up a fuss.  You've been given some good advice by some other posters but, really, you're not an educational profrssional and the school should be taking on this responsibility.  I'm pretty appalled they did not.[/quote]

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