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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That’s what happens when you have poor administration.[/quote]

That's what happens when you have poor parenting.[/quote]

The chair throwing, desk flipping students need psychological help (testing, medication, therapy, etc). That is hard for parents to admit to themselves. It’s a long road and they’d rather avoid it. They give in to the child’s every whim at home, which they don’t get a school (thus the outbursts). Unfortunately, these issues don’t go away on their own and as the child gets physically bigger the risk of another student or teacher being harmed increases.

In my experience, all parents deny and ignore at the beginning. Getting them over that hump to see the reality can be challenging. They don’t want their kid “labeled”, but, sadly, the kids at school have already socially labeled them.[/quote]

I am a parent of a chair throwing desk flipping student and your analysis is dead wrong. We have done testing, therapy, and medication. We don't give in to any whims at home. We run a much stricter household than most other families (i.e. no screens, no junk food, very strict bed times) because we have to to maintain stability. We want all of the labels and help we can get. It's very, very difficult to figure out what to do, and we've been on endless waiting lists for mental health providers. But I am used to the dismissive judgement that we are lazy, clueless, selfish parents, and know I won't be able to change many people's minds. Posting this here just to let you know that the work we are doing as parents is likely double to triple the work that you and other parents of NT kids are doing on the daily.

But I also want and need my child to be educated. And the majority of the day he is a fine student; bright, friendly, helpful. But when he gets triggered he loses his mind and yes it's disruptive. However, it would not work to put him in a box alone all day. he does have a legal right to an education the same as every other child.

Mental health is a serious problem in this country, and your child's education will be effected if we can't collectively figure it out. [/quote]

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