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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are poorly behaved kids in every school. The worst bulky in my child’s class is the child of Indian immigrants (we are in a school with a very large Indian population). His parents are in denial about his disruptive behavior. I think a lot of Asian families refuse to get their children tested for things like add as well as learning disabilities. And those kids get frustrated and act up just like a white kid would. [/quote]

This. You can walk into any classroom in FCPS and there will be at least 1-2 kids if not more who are behavior problems. The extent of the behavior varies. Most teachers have at least one kid who does not stop talking all day. Most teachers have a kid who walks around the room or can’t keep their hands to themselves. Most teachers have a kid who is constantly inappropriate. Most teachers have at least one kid who causes drama where teaching needs to stop so we can deal with whatever rumors are going around.

That being said, there are many teachers who have 3-6 kids in a class like that and also have severe behavior issues too.

In order for true change to occur…
K-6 classes should be capped at 20 and 7-12 at 25.
Students need consequences and parent follow through. 
In ES, the staffing for ESOL needs to be better. 
Parents should have less power when it comes to getting kids help. So many parents are in denial about their kids that they actually refuse testing because they don’t want a label. Meanwhile their kids are struggling in school academically and behavior wise. 
There should two full time counselors for every 500 kids. [/quote]

+1 to all of this. I'll add: there should be a Behavior Intervention Teacher, preferably a BCBA, onsite at least weekly at any school where there are kids with BIPs or extensive behavior goals in their IEP. We have multiple students like this and I've seen our BIT onsite once this school year. Having one person spread across a dozen schools in the county is pointless.[/quote]

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