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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kindergartener misbehaves at school. Every day at pick up, the teacher gives me a new report of something he did wrong.

What is the appropriate response here? I am documenting her reports in follow up emails. I tell her “thanks for letting me know. We will talk to Larlo about it.”

He has an IEP and a BIP. The school isn't following either one. I am documenting their this in emails to the school. I hired an advocate. I tried to get him another placement before the school year started but the district refused. I tried to get him an aide to no avail.

This is taking a huge toll on my own mental health as I get sick to my stomach anticipating pick up all day long.

How do I respond to the teacher? Is just saying “ok thanks for letting me know” an acceptable response? I don’t understand what I am supposed to do. My child is medicated and receiving lots of therapy. I told them this was not going to go well. I hate hearing these daily reports when I feel like Ive done everything I can and I’m out of ideas.[/quote]

I am sorry OP.   This was DS and our family in K.  All year.  It did not improve.   
In private, I was a wreck.  Crying in the car on the way to work.  I was anxious every time my office phone rang on an outside line.   Or to open the backpack at night, which usually contained the complaints of the day.    I was full of dread.  I was blessed to have an understanding boss and wonderful colleagues.

I dreaded the pickups too.   Got called into a few, "do you have a minute" surprise meetings.  Most days DS traveled by bus to aftercare and I would get the notes in the backpack, or a call.

With each note or email, I acknowledged receipt of, and indicated response along the lines of, "Thank you for your note.  These issues are unfortunately typical behavior responses of a child diagnosed with ASD/ADHD who is in the wrong educational environment, whose IEP (and other) is not being followed or fully implemented appropriately as we have documented numerous times...."

After a full year of the above, at the start of first grade we hired a [private pay]professional come in to the school for observations, and a report, and meeting.  They circled the wagons.   From there, we turned to a special needs attorney, as it was clear we were set for a deja vu of  K.    Finally by the end of 1st, we were provided options for another placement by the central office.    A long road.  Thankfully, DS doesn't remember much of those two years (still fresh to me!), other than he recalls he hated going to that school.   Good luck and please take care of yourself.   It was a very rough time for our family. [/quote]

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