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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What a  bunch of dishonest fear mongering. I'm a mom who volunteers a lot in my kids schools. One of my kids has learning disabilities, they are mild. In 1st grade there was a mom who was so angry that a child with disabilities would be in her child's class, that she pulled her daughter out to homeschool her. She told me to my face that her kid shouldn't have to be in class with mine. My kid isn't intellectually disabled and doesn't have behavior issues. That shouldn't matter any way. You all are that mom.

You people who hate kids with disabilities need therapy.[/quote]

So you met one nasty mom when your child was in first - and that’s awful. However, your argument is utterly without foundation if we’re talking about disruptions and evacuations. No one is “hating kids with disabilities” if they point out that a child that barricades themselves or makes violent threats is a problem and shouldn’t be ruining the school experience of many OTHER kids who are ALSO entitled to an education. It - and you - are so dishonest on that point!

Our country has since the Reagan presidency deliberately undercut school and other social service funding so unfortunately are who send to public legitimately feel they’re in a zero-sum game. But it’s actually refreshing to see people admit, even anonymously, that ODD and future conduct disorder Dx kids have no place nor innate right to terrify and ruin the educational opportunities of those around them. I have a feeling OP felt dismayed about the Newport News case, where that 6 year old almost killed his teacher. Lo and behind, super mom and super dad claim that their little sniper had “severe emotional disabilities.” To hell with ALL OF THEM and the administration. The non future murderer children have been traumatized, terrorized, were routinely evacuated, and after witnessing a teacher they probably were attatched to almost die, they miss a full 2 weeks of instruction after. But hey, LRE!

NO ONE is talking about your DD. No one is talking about dyslexia or OTs in class! Come on.[/quote]

The administration at the school in Newport News ignored the warnings from teachers. You aren't going to see that in most schools. You are so dishonest in your attempt to make it seem like kids with behavior issues are in every class terrorizing your perfect children. Your hysterical view point is a threat to children with disabilities.  The point of the previous post is that you crazy parents don't want your special snowflakes around ANY kids who may be different or in your minds, might slow down the class.

Your ignorance is not just annoying but dangerous for children with sns. There is a process for dealing with children like the one in NN. You have no idea what the parents were or were not doing. That area is known for being horrible wrt sns kids and the administration was probably not providing the supports required in the child's iep. This is on the administration.

Admit it the whole point of these posts is to segregate children with needs you don't understand. [/quote]

Elementary teacher here. You are misinformed, I’m afraid, PP. Administrators EVERYWHERE are overwhelmed these days. Whether they willfully ignore requests for help with a student, or simply don’t have enough manpower and hours to cope with the host of serious issues, this ignoring of teachers l’ safety concerns happens all over. There is pressure coming from all directions to keep these students in the classroom and it’s an extremely lengthy and difficult process to have them placed in an alternate classroom or school. Sometimes finding the right combo of meds, therapy and family support improves things. But there are often casualties along the way. I have personally experienced harm from students and seen the fear other students can experience in the name of having to prove the need for alternative placement. I nearly lost eyesight in one eye after a disturbed student who was in this lengthy evaluation process tried to stab my eye with scissors. That experience has made every day since a 50/50 on whether it might be my last day teaching. So far I’m hanging in there because I’m a good teacher and students NEED caring, competent adults. But it’s not always easy.[/quote]

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