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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It will get worse in middle school, OP. My child at a highly regarded W middle school has witnessed numerous fights and once got hit by a chair because she happened to be near where a fight broke out. Kids disrupt class regularly by throwing things like trash, yelling things at the teacher, wrestling in the middle of class.

HS might be better if your child is in higher level or AP classes or worse if your child is in regular classes.

This is public school in 2023. I wish kids would be more respectful to teachers in general but the problem is not kids with special needs. Most kids with special needs are not disruptive. The kid who knocked over the chair that hit DD does not have special needs. She is lucky to not have been injured. It's a larger problem of youth in our society and their attitudes towards education, teaching and authority.[/quote]

Depressing to hear, but at least I can say I’ve been warned. I agree that not all special needs children are disruptive. There are other SN kids in the class that don’t have behavioral issues, they are probably hurt the most by this situation.

The problem is schools don’t enforce any norms of acceptable behavior and they seem to be paralyzed in correcting disruptions when they occur. For sure this has multiple causes that include teacher inexperience, policy issues of making it difficult to discipline students (on IEP or not), school culture like the failed restorative justice practices, socioeconomic demographics of the student body etc.

Going to private is an option because they select their own students so you buy into the privilege of having like minded classmates, not unlike buying a house in a desirable neighborhood. Besides that, I guess all there’s left is to complain along other parents hoping the administrators will do something.[/quote]

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