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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP: Have you met with your school's principal? I would start there to see what s/he knows about the situation, what s/he recommends, etc. Even if you end up going the lawyer route, it would be helpful to get a better sense of what your school is willing to do/what they recommend. Your school's principal will have a sense of how unusual the CHAMPS call was for your school's social worker/psychologist and doesn't have some of the negative incentives that DCPS has re: cost avoidance.[/quote]

Thank you for this - I haven't met with her yet. I did talk to her briefly as on one occasion a few weeks ago, and she suggested that he come home in the afternoons and effectively homeschool then (or virtual school). Neither my husband nor I love this idea because we both work. But we should probably talk to her again. I would love for someone in the school to be direct with me about what they think we should do.[/quote]

This is not ok for the principal to suggest--the school system is responsible for providing an education (FAPE).[/quote]
Stop being so rigid and technical. 
Especially at this young age you need to look at what can help the child - not what rights he has and what he "deserves."
I actually think this is a good suggestion because if he can get through a few hours of school successfully you can increase the mainstreamed time.
You could also do this with the social worker of course by having him spend half the day with her formally and the other half in regular school. But personally I might want to take my child out of school for a half day if he was suffering like this.

OP, I know you work but this is a huge crisis. It is very rare to have a child with behaviors as severe as your child. The worst I have seen personally is children having severe meltdowns but they would be far between like at most 2-3 times a whole semester and the child would be cooperative most of the time and not elope. I have known children who elope of course but it's not usually the same child as the child who has the meltdowns or the aggressive kid. Having all these is a lot and I think the principal sounds great because she seems willing to work with you. Most principals and staff would just want him gone so he can be someone else's problem. They are likely also dealing with other parents in the school with pitchforks demanding your child be removed.[/quote]

you’ve never seen more than a kid melting down 2-3 times a semester? Ok, I don’t think you’ve seen much. My DS’s pattern is to go through days/weeks of dysregulation and improve once supports and a strong behavioral plan are in place. “Pick your kid up at lunch” is not a plan. [/quote]

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