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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Fwiw, we had a kid with severe issues at our school. He had violent outbursts and the classroom was evacuated regularly. Nobody was ever notified. One parent met with the principal based on what her child was telling her, and the principal enthusiastically welcomed the parent's concern. In fact, she suggested that she should tell other concerned parents to email the teacher and principal indicating their concerns so she would have a paper trail to try to get the kid removed from the school. It took nearly three quarters of the year to get him removed.

Bottom line: voice your concern. That kid doesn't belong in the classroom. Send an email to the principal and request a meeting. You aren't asking to confront the kid or his parents; rather, you are demanding assurance that your child is safe in the classroom.

The kid at our school flipped desks and chairs and threw things like scissors. They got to the point where they had to have a second adult in the room at all times so they could quickly evacuate the kids. [/quote]

I'm a school staff member and there's a student with severe anger issues in my school. We have not had enough parents voice their concern about the situation. There is a lengthy history of violent incidents where both students and staff have gotten hurt, but "they" (the people who make placement decisions) maintain that the current school is the most appropriate placement and that we just need to avoid any of the triggers that might set the student off.

As much as I feel terribly sad for the student that they are not getting what they need in terms of appropriate services, if my kid was in that classroom I would have had enough and would be contacting admin and the appropriate higher-ups in writing so there is a paper trail.  The classroom has had to be evacuated many times. This has been ongoing for almost 2 years. Administration says their hands are tied. They don't send home notices to parents when these events occur. I believe they have been advised not to. They only send home notices if the police had been involved.

I think that if more parents voiced their concern then that might make a difference to help this child since "they" don't trust the teachers and school staff when we tell them that this child is suffering and so are the other 20 something students in the class when there is an incident. If there was enough parent concern voiced then "they" would have to take the other students' safety into account. Two years worth of logs, photo evidence and injured staff and students just haven't been enough to get a student like this the support they truly need and to ensure the other students' safety as well. [/quote]

I'm not employed by MCPS, but work at a job where we come across a good number of teachers.  I've heard this from other teachers.  Less in ES, but much more in MS and HS.  There is a decent amount of pressure on 'enforcing positive behavior' and minimizing disciplinary actions.  [/quote]

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