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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]15 years ago or so, there was a boy in my DC's kindergarten who clearly needed more assistance than the standard classroom was equipped for. However, his parents enrolled him in K and denied that there was any problem at all. In spite of many incidents, the parents refused to agree to meet for an IEP that would have given this child 1:1 support. So the school had to work through a long drawn out process of creating a paper trail to eventually, like a year later, force the issue in a manner that would stick and not get them sued. In the meantime, the kindergarten teacher has a nervous breakdown and quit, so  the series of substitutes basically spent the year trying to keep the other kids safe from this kid. I hope he eventually got the help he needed in spite of his parents.[/quote]

I am sorry for any parents and students who have to go through any of this, incl. the OP.

Please know that sometimes families are seeking help and trying to get their kid moved.

15 years ago my kid was "that kid" acting out in K.  While he never hit anyone as far as I know (and I was called a lot), he did chase someone around after lunch recess and tried to kick them, unsuccessfully.   For that he was suspended from school.   I am not sure what stories were going around, but we in fact tried to get an IEP meeting and added help.  DS had been diagnosed with ADHD and ASD.  The school administration stood firmly in our way and it was not until we sought legal intervention that DS was granted an evaluation for an IEP eligibility by the school.  Not surprising, he was eligible.   In the end, the school and teacher continued on about their business and DS received a more appropriate placement.  The status quo does not work for the "problem" student, and certainly does not work for the rest of the students and teachers.

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