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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Picture this:

Teacher is teaching a class--whether it is direct instruction with feedback from students or supervising students while they work on a paper does not matter.  Child at the end of the row decides to take out a fragrant lip balm and smear it all over his paper instead of listening or working as the other students.  Said child then starts sniffing the paper.  Child is not paying attention and is distracting other kids with his actions--he is essentially assaulting the rest of his class with the smell and his actions of sniffing the paper are also distracting.

Mom does not understand why the other kids do not understand that her son needs to be treated differently.  She wants him accepted in their social interactions and, yet, does not understand that he is bothering the others.  Basically, he is holding the rest of the class hostage to his behavior.  
I understand that the child may have sensory issues--however, if he needs to be sniffing all the time and cannot function in the class, there is a problem.  It sounds to me like the mom is mad at the teacher for trying to let the child know that the behavior is not acceptable.

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You really do not understand anything about children in a classroom and come off as painfully intolerant and ignorant of children with special needs. Just because a behavior is not acceptable it doesn't you can make it go away, just like that. There are many neurotypical children with distracting behaviors in class. Sniffing a paper is not out of the norm at all - I know, I volunteer in a 4th grade classroom! However, it's the accumulation of information children have about OP's child, that makes him stand out as slightly off-putting. Children are incredibly sensitive to such things, and it takes active and continual inclusion tactics from the school (teachers, psychologist, paraeducators) to bring the kids to an accepting state of mind. So the burden is on the school, starting from the top.

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Thank you, PP. I am the OP. That poster is the type of parent who may be the cause for my son's bullying and exclusion because it is likely they have failed to teach their own children how to be empathic toward children with special needs.  He or she has a complete emotional disconnection with the needs of children with challenges and also does not understand that the laws of our country support our child's staying in a public school system. If he or she thinks smelling a piece of paper with lip balm on it is so utterly distracting to her neurotypical child, it is HER child who should consider transferring to a private school to avoid children with special needs. My child with special needs is protected by law to remain in public school.

The scented paper and lip balm were completely fine with the principal, vice principal, and the special education coordinator at the school also.

It seems to me that he or she would love to castaway all students with special needs with any behavior challenges. That poster should understand that how we treat different people, particularly people with special needs and even behavior challenges, is a reflection of our humanity. It is incumbent upon us as parents to reach our children empathy, sensitivity, and tolerance. The world is diverse and pluralistic. The only way our children can function in such a world is to learn tolerance.[/quote]

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