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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anonymous wrote:
If your kid was "rough-housing" my kid, I would go into the camp director's office and DEMAND that they make this stop.

And you'd be lucky if I didn't seek you out and rough-house your sorry ass.

Expulsion was the right decision.

We need to teach or kids tolerance for special kids.   Everyone has a bad day every now and then.   The camp should be held accountable for NOT be inclusive, they should have the proper staffing to help AND the camp needs to try to work with all the kids.  Otherwise camp should be advertised as for perfect kids only.  What kind of example does this send to our kids?   If you are different, you are out?  The camp could have suggested you hire a shadow to help your kid understand the rules.   They did nothing to help with the situation. How sad.[/quote]

Special needs is a generic term for a kid who has extra needs.  That does not need to include violent behavior.  A camp is not going to have the professional staff to deal with behaviors out of the normal range in less they are advertising it or are charging a ton (2-3 times as much).  Yes, we need to teach tolerance and every kid is allowed to have a bad day or a few bad days, but some things like violent behavior should have a zero tolerance policy.  I get tired of special needs parents putting their kids in typical programs and then having unrealistic expectation.  I have a special needs child and it sucks to have to spend a fortune on a camp that will give more attention and be able to work with your child, but that is what is best for the child to have the support in place.  It is not their job to help.  The parent knew this was an issue before hand and probably has had this happen before.  From 3-5, we could not do camps or basic sports or other activities as my kid did not get it.  Now he gets it and we can go to a typical program but during that time we either didn't do it or paid extra for the supports.[/quote]

I think the issue is that if the camp accepts kids with SN, then they also need to have some training for its staff to support them. [/quote]

But, what kind of special needs?  Calling something a special needs camp without defining the special need is too generic.  I would not leave my kid at something like that.  It is very different working with a child who has physical delays to ADHD to autism (and which side of the spectrum).  Parents have to be realistic about what a camp can handle and look at the staff and see their qualifications and background.[/quote]

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