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THIS!!!!!!! I work in special education and one or two parents can really wreck your whole year. I have seen really good teachers be threatened by parents. This is what is driving many special educators out. I saw an amazing special ed teacher driven out because the parent called state licensing to complain because they felt the teacher didn't do enough for their child. In reality, this teacher did all she could and it wasn't enough for them (these are parents that will never be happy but made it their mission to make the teacher squirm). I'm so sorry this happened to you PP. I get it.

[quote=Anonymous]I would tell parents of students with disabilities to listen to their teacher and special Ed teacher carefully during meetings when we invite central office staff.  It is so hard to get them to even show up at the meeting that if they are there, we are trying to communicate about a need we cannot meet within our school resources. We are often advocating highly for your child internally but being silenced by central.

I am always on your child’s side, I know their needs, and I care about their progress.  I am also understaffed and overwhelmed. Last year I taught an intervention before school started, worked with a student that was struggling during my lunch, and spent countless hours modifying materials for students before and after school. I was still blamed by two parent when their students didn’t make much progress. I was told I was unethical, heartless, and was breaking the law. I finally got central to show up to one of those student’s fifth meeting of the year to attempt to get more resources. Central and the parent blamed me and nothing changed.  This year, I will be taking my planning time and my lunch because no matter what I do, there are parents that will demand more and there is no way for me to actually succeed in this job, at least not in 2023.

Please understand that I am telling you what you need to hear.  Stop the whole, “ the law says my kid is the most important”. Of course your child is important to you but all 20 kids (including yours) on my caseload are important to me and their parents.  I have taught special Ed for 25 years.  I’m good at my job, my kids make progress.  There was a time I loved my job. That said, I will quit before a child with small accommodation needs get more hours of my time than the child with significant needs simply because the parent is not advocating.  In my building, everyone gets equitable treatment.  Unfortunately, that is not how district works and I WILL fail again this year no matter how hard I try.  I have submitted paperwork for early retirement and my biggest hope is that we can fill the open positions quickly enough so that I can try to train someone new before leaving. [/quote][/quote]

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