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[quote=Anonymous]So my 1st grader with an IEP for ADHD/ASD was suspended for 3 days for pushing a para out of his way when she was blocking the door to keep him from leaving to go to lunch after having him in time out for 90 minutes and missing his recess. He said and I quote” I did everything they asked and I was hungry- they can’t starve me as a punishment can they?” The reason she was blocking the door was that she was also punishing another student.

We we unsuccessful in appealing the suspension even though all agreed it was a manifestation of his disability.

However, I made sure that we had a very long in person meeting with all involved staff to hear their personal reports of what they saw, what action they took and how my child responded.  All of this data is important to identify triggers, and it was also illuminating to have them describe their actions.

And you know there were several preparation meetings before they met with me to be sure their stories were straight.  Of course they were inconsistent with the original reports.

And then I got to ask the question- what else could have been done in that situation? And in the next IEP meeting- we got to problem solve around those scenarios.  The school-conducted FBA has come back with no behavior to manage.

I am sorry you all are going through this- it is tough.[/quote]

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