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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think what this research shows is that higher-poverty schools tend to rely on punitive discipline rather than behavioral interventions and supports.  That's in line with my experience, as parent of a kid with documented diagnoses of ADHD, anxiety, and depression.  My kid went to a Title I MS and was suspended from school multiple times, most of those suspensions stemming from behaviors well established by psychologist's reports and in the school's own 504 plan.  The approach at such schools seems to stress quarantine of problematic behavior rather than understanding the behavior and addressing it.

I will echo an earlier post: teachers and administrators remain woefully under-trained in understanding how ADHD and other SNs impact on kids' behaviors.[/quote]

Thank you...somebody with some sense.[/quote]

First PP, what do YOU want us to do in the schools when your kid is acting out and disrupting a teacher's classroom?  Is that fair to the other kids?

Yes, we can hire BSTs, given there's MONEY in the budget.  We can pull the MHT together, too, but that's assuming that people on the team are readily available to process through your child's issues immediately.

I'd suggest placing your kid in a school where these protocols are BUILT INTO the daily school agenda.  In a high school, for example, with classes of 29+ and an enrollment of 1500+ students, there simply isn't the person-power to address your high-needs child.  The IEP and any manifestation  meeting will protect your child from suspensions and expulsions but won't ensure that your child is REALLY getting the attentions s/he needs.  I can count on my right hand how many cases were handled properly w/in the last year.

I'm not a therapist, and while I have contacted the PPW, school psychologist and counselors on many occasions, I can guarantee you that nothing was accomplished. absolutely nothing

Training isn't the issue with administrators.  They know the deal - the protocol. But unless schools have built in wellness centers, don't think anyone is looking out for your kid.  not happening - especially when your child is preventing others from learning

That's the sad truth.[/quote]

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