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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP -- Based on my DC's experience many years ago with a very disruptive and intermittently violent child in their ES class (sent one kid to the ER), I want to suggest that the teacher and admin may well be taking efforts to address at least some of what's happening, but for privacy reasons can't share that and for bureaucratic reasons might take time to work through.  Providing additional documentation could well support their efforts to obtain addition in-class resources or, if warranted, move a child who needs a different environment to that environment.

I would suggest documenting any harmful (violence, theft, etc) events in an email to the principal, cc'ing the teacher, in as factual, dispassionate and non-accusatory way as possible, with the stated goal being to ensure that the teacher and all students get whatever help is needed to support them, whether it is additional in-class or in-school resources or transfer elsewhere.   I would not name the particular students involved and would complement both teacher and paras on their efforts if that's warranted, but leave no doubt that admin has a record of what is going on -- again, assuming that it truly is an out of control situation.

In our case, it was clear after the fact that the teacher and admin knew the kid needed more, but the clear record made by parents was part of what enabled them to get a full time shadow for the kid at issue and then ultimately move them to a classroom program that was able to support their needs.

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Sped para here. For the record, I love my job, but the system sometimes moves very, very slowly which can be frustrating for everyone involved. This is good advice. [/quote]

OP here and I think what I’m struggling with is I think the class could likely be ok if there was just ONE of these kids instead of 2 very challenging kids and two others that are the more typical level of challenging that I saw in my older child’s grade. I don’t know if any one of them individually will meet the criteria for being fully removed (as I mentioned one child already spends part of the day in a different setting, and I do believe the class functions better during those times but I have less experience with that period). I really do feel for the school and the teacher, it feels like a different senario than having one incredibly off the charts difficult kids your child had to deal with for one year until they switch classes and/or the child gets moved to an more appropriate placement. I tried to ask my DC some non-leading questions and they say this year is overall better than last year because the teacher doesn’t yell as much even though people are disruptive. I guess the one thing that I can do is try and support and encourage the teacher so she isn’t completely burnt out like last year. I will redouble my efforts on that. I have not been wanting to complain generically about how loud the classroom is because like I said she’s doing a good job, it’s just not possible for anyone to get those kids to behave enough to actually teach too. [/quote]

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