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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your seven year old kicked a teacher. That's all the information you need. I honestly wish they would remove any (neurotypical) kid who gets physical with a teacher  from the school permanently. Special placement in a class for behavior disorders. Or find a private.[/quote]

I hate to say this but I kind of agree. I have the utmpst empathy for those of you with SN kids and the struggles you face. My DD is in K though and has been pushed, hit and choked by 2 different kids with autism. I know those kids cant help it and I have tried to tell DD that but the fact remains she should not have to be at school with the threat of bodily harm from other students.
I think the mainstreaming of SN kids has gone too far. I dont understand why there cant be smaller classes with special educators and have all the SN kids in one class learning what they need to learn at their own pace.[/quote]

Go away from the SN board, please.  [/quote]

+1, at our school this is what they do.  They dump all kids in a SN classroom with a few other kids and they dumb down the SN kids assuming that their SN impact their educational ability.  My child had issues with another kid in the classroom.  There is no excuse for this kind of behavior but this was a one time incident to a teacher, not another child.  My child was attacked daily.  Huge difference.  I had to fight to get him out of that classroom.

OP, don't rely on MCPS to fix this.  Get an outside evaluation either though a developmental ped (good place to start) or a psychologist as another suggested or a full psycho-educational or neuropsych evaluation.  Then get private services, especially if your insurance will pay.  More importantly, this is not a good classroom fit if child was not acting out last year and is now.  I'd insist child be changed classrooms.  Kids react differently to different teaching styles and this teacher may be a great teacher but not great for your child.  Then, take the private evaluation and then advocate for changes as then you will have proof.  Its ok to let them start but do get a second opinion.

I would fight the suspension as you don't want it on the record.  The real issue to me is child is young, very young and its unfair to say go to the office and then get mad when he doesn't go as there is no adult support or supervision.  Someone should have stepped into the situation other than that paraeducator and deescalated it and walked him to the office.    I don't like how little support there is in the lunch room, play ground, bathrooms and other areas where kids that age still need supervision.[/quote]

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