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[quote=Anonymous]It's very possible that the school is acting inappropriately, and it's certainly possible that once she's gotten the "problem child" label, she's getting punished more severely than others would for minor infractions like not wanting to talk.

But it's also crystal clear from your OP that you have your head in the sand.

Your whole first paragraph, where you setup the problem, is about her shutting down, not talking, being silent, and how she's in therapy to help with that.

In smaller throwaways later, though, you mention "throwing a fit" and "walking the halls without an adult." THOSE ARE THE PROBLEM. She's not in eighth grade, she's not in the hall without a hall pass. She's in Kindergarten! That's running away or eloping and it's incredibly dangerous to your child. Plus - throwing fits? What does that look like? Is she hitting or kicking other kids? Throwing things? Creating an unsafe environment? Yelling and scaring other kids? That's a HUGE problem that impacts everyone's ability to learn.

Instead of focusing on the few areas where the school is overreacting, you need to focus your attention on the real issues that are creating safety issues and preventing the whole class (including your daughter) from learning. To address those, I would recommend another post in the SN forum where you can get tips from parents who have been there - she may need testing and diagnosis, an IEP, additional therapies, you may need additional parenting techniques, who knows.

I'm sure she's a great kid, and you love her, but glossing over the real problems she's creating at school is not helping her. You need to face those head on. [/quote]

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