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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, at the school where I work, what gets attention most is frequent communication to the principal about the situation at hand from as many members of the parent community as possible.  This does not necessarily mean threats of legal action; quite frankly, that doesn't do much to concern the admin team but rather puts them on the defensive when working with the family.  Instead, hearing from many people -- in respectful, "we're all wanting the best for all of the children involved" kinds of ways -- sends a stronger message and is more likely to get the result that you want.

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OP, please listen to this post. You and other parents of kids in this class need to agree that you will all contact the principal every single time something happens. Do it by e-mail so there is a paper trail. If needed, band together and ask for a meeting between the principal and a group of you parents. One parent complaining can be dismissed; a group of parents who come together and say, "We want to meet with you to discuss shared concerns we all have about safety in this classroom" will definitely get the principal's attention. And document every interaction with this child (write down what happened) and if your kid has bruises or cuts inflicted, take photos immediately and notify the school immediately. Enough of that from enough parents and the school will speed up the process that it has to follow, believe me. And yes, the school legally does have to follow a horribly slow process.

If the class teacher is doing his or her best in this dreadful situation, be sure that you're clear that you are not blaming the teacher for the situation, but the system. I feel terrible for this teacher, who is probably very aware that her entire classroom is being held hostage by this child's behavior, and who likely wants to see the poor kid get better help than just an aide who can't even restrain him physically.

OP, also, have any parents gone to the school counselor about this? Even if the counselor cannot do a single thing about the process to get this child into a classroom environment that is better for him, the counselor could at least talk to you and other parents about how to talk to YOUR children about this. If children are scared to go to school for fear of being physically harmed, that is going to have repercussions the rest of this year and possibly beyond. I would want some advice on how to talk to my child about why I was sending her to a classroom where she felt unsafe -- as a parent, I'd feel that she was thinking I wasn't protecting her and that teachers also can't be trusted to protect children. That's not a lesson you want new kindergarteners absorbing--that their supposedly "safe" adults actually cannnot protect them. The school can talk all it wants about following procedures or providing education to all, but that means nothing to a five-year-old who suddenly realizes that the teachers she was told were there to keep her safe can't do that, and the parents who will always look after her can't do it when she's in school.  What would the counselor (and principal) say to that?[/quote]

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