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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are at a new low.  It is so sad and difficult.  We have always been fine at camp.

I need the money for all the other treatments I need to get him to figure out why this happened, also to pay a sitter - FMLA is not possible this week at Quarter end.

Anyone know if camps usually reimburse if they kick a kid out for misbehavior?  [/quote]

Call and speak to the director or owner. They will likely just go ahead and refund but I wouldn't plan on using that camp in the future.  
It's probably for the best though. In my experience, the majority of camps reserve doing this only when it gets really extreme. The counselors at day camps are young and just don't have the best behavior management skills. They likely were just getting less and less patient and your child was getting more and more upset each day. [/quote]

IME, camps vary widely in terms of what they can manage. Many good camps, as you pointed out, are really flexible and can handle a wide range of children and their personalities and behaviors. There are some that are super rigid and the counselors are a mess. I have seen it with my own eyes. I came early to pick up my child once for a doctor's appointment and heard a counselor screaming (not just raising her voice) at a child who I know has special needs. Then she physically dragged him as he began to cry. He had been slow in follow directions by walking over despite repeated prompts but was not causing any other issues. He was not a danger to himself or to others. DD told me the counselor had been in a terrible mood, said something about having to meet a deadline for something unrelated to the camp and had lost patience. She said the boy sometimes needed additional prompts but was otherwise well behaved. She has seen some kids with poor behavior at different camps but this boy involved was not one of them. I did report that camp to the licensing board. Counselors should never physically handle children like that and it is a clear violation of the regulations.[/quote]

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