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<blockquote data-quote="WearyWoman" data-source="post: 373037"><p>Shari - That's so unprofessional. I don't understand the lack of conscience about that sort of thing. I'm not familiar with the privacy laws in detail, but if it's not a privacy violation, it's certainly an ethical violation. </p><p> </p><p>Unfortunately, this happens all the time.</p><p> </p><p>We moved to the area here about two years ago, and at that time, we transferred our youngest's (difficult child 2's) IEP from a previous school. He has Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) - not otherwise specified (an autism spectrum disorder), apraxia of speech, ADHD, and behavior issues. We adopted him at birth (and difficult child 1 through foster care). Both boys know they came into our family through adoption, however, difficult child 2 has limited understanding of this, and he suffers with a lot of anxiety.</p><p></p><p>One day when talking with his substitute teacher at school, she shared that someone had told her we adopted difficult child 2 at birth; that the person who told her had read it in his file. I felt very uneasy knowing that information I thought was confidential is so freely shared among everyone at the school. My fear is that someone will callously say something to difficult child 2 about his adoption and that it would upset him. I thought this sort of information was protected on a need-to-know basis.</p><p> </p><p>Anyway, I feel your pain. It is unprofessional, and you probably would benefit yourself and others by discussing it with the school.</p><p> </p><p>WW</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WearyWoman, post: 373037"] Shari - That's so unprofessional. I don't understand the lack of conscience about that sort of thing. I'm not familiar with the privacy laws in detail, but if it's not a privacy violation, it's certainly an ethical violation. Unfortunately, this happens all the time. We moved to the area here about two years ago, and at that time, we transferred our youngest's (difficult child 2's) IEP from a previous school. He has Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) - not otherwise specified (an autism spectrum disorder), apraxia of speech, ADHD, and behavior issues. We adopted him at birth (and difficult child 1 through foster care). Both boys know they came into our family through adoption, however, difficult child 2 has limited understanding of this, and he suffers with a lot of anxiety. One day when talking with his substitute teacher at school, she shared that someone had told her we adopted difficult child 2 at birth; that the person who told her had read it in his file. I felt very uneasy knowing that information I thought was confidential is so freely shared among everyone at the school. My fear is that someone will callously say something to difficult child 2 about his adoption and that it would upset him. I thought this sort of information was protected on a need-to-know basis. Anyway, I feel your pain. It is unprofessional, and you probably would benefit yourself and others by discussing it with the school. WW [/QUOTE]
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