Anonymous wrote:You need to speak with the teacher with the principal. Stay calm and give the teacher a chance to share her side. I have no idea how she could deny this. I mean, a kid could misunderstand or misremember what a teacher says. But I can’t imagine any valid reason for this teacher to take your kid down to another classroom. That’s beyond ridiculous, and I’m so sorry this happened to your child.

I’d ask for two things: The teacher apologizes to your child with you there and second, that your child be moved to another class beginning the Monday after Thanksgiving.

—an elementary school principal

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Anonymous wrote:My 3rd grader has ADHD and we're in the process of establishing an IEP. There was an incident last week where she was given a classroom assignment, but did not complete it because she didn't understand the concept. And when the teacher tried to explain it to her, she still wasn't quite getting it. At that moment, the teacher gets her out of her seat and says "looks like you need to go back to kindergarten." This is done in front of the class, so she's embarrassed. And then the 3rd grade teacher ushers her down to a kindergarten class and tells the kindergarten teacher that she can't help my daughter, which embarrassed her further in front of the kindergarteners. I was mortified when my daughter shared this story. I'm awaiting a meeting with the principal to discuss what happened. In the meantime, any thoughts around how to keep her out of a situation where she's clearly not being supported educationally? For what it's worth, her ADHD is a formal diagnosis on file with the school.

Catholic school?

Anonymous wrote:Some of you are really naive. I’ve worked in and with dozens of schools in DC for 15 years and I guarantee that this sort of thing does happen in some schools.

Anonymous wrote:My 3rd grader has ADHD and we're in the process of establishing an IEP. There was an incident last week where she was given a classroom assignment, but did not complete it because she didn't understand the concept. And when the teacher tried to explain it to her, she still wasn't quite getting it. At that moment, the teacher gets her out of her seat and says "looks like you need to go back to kindergarten." This is done in front of the class, so she's embarrassed. And then the 3rd grade teacher ushers her down to a kindergarten class and tells the kindergarten teacher that she can't help my daughter, which embarrassed her further in front of the kindergarteners. I was mortified when my daughter shared this story. I'm awaiting a meeting with the principal to discuss what happened. In the meantime, any thoughts around how to keep her out of a situation where she's clearly not being supported educationally? For what it's worth, her ADHD is a formal diagnosis on file with the school.

Anonymous wrote:Never happened.

Anonymous wrote:Make a big deal, do not let your child down, she needs your support. There are so many bad teachers around that are abusing the students emotionally and mentally.
That’s because on this days a few people want to be teachers , there are not enough teacher so teachers feel that they are so big deal.
Parents should always be on their kids side. Believe to your kids. Do not let those people who are teachers run over the kids. Believe me. There are a lot of abusive teachers.
Teacher are regular people they also have personal problems , no body knows how they were brought up, teachers have child trauma too, who knows how many teachers have been mentally, emotionally , psychologically abused People have secret. I don’t trust anybody with my kids. Support your kids believe what they say, that would make them strong

Anonymous wrote:OP here - While the situation may seem unbelievable, it actually happened. My daughter has no frame of reference to make up such a situation. And I don't know if the teacher left her class unsupervised. Thank you PPs with the advice about speaking with the principal and teacher and requesting an apology. I will definitely be pursuing those ideas.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here - While the situation may seem unbelievable, it actually happened. My daughter has no frame of reference to make up such a situation. And I don't know if the teacher left her class unsupervised. Thank you PPs with the advice about speaking with the principal and teacher and requesting an apology. I will definitely be pursuing those ideas.

Your daughter can't follow simple instructions but can remember with precise detail this fantastic story? Do you often get played by your daughter?

Anonymous wrote:OP here - While the situation may seem unbelievable, it actually happened. My daughter has no frame of reference to make up such a situation. And I don't know if the teacher left her class unsupervised. Thank you PPs with the advice about speaking with the principal and teacher and requesting an apology. I will definitely be pursuing those ideas.

Anonymous wrote:OP here - While the situation may seem unbelievable, it actually happened. My daughter has no frame of reference to make up such a situation. And I don't know if the teacher left her class unsupervised. Thank you PPs with the advice about speaking with the principal and teacher and requesting an apology. I will definitely be pursuing those ideas.