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<blockquote data-quote="welcometowitsend" data-source="post: 594103" data-attributes="member: 14356"><p>IC - I wish I could send her to another school. The probably is it would be hurting her. The Special Education program that she is in looks like an amazing program and they only take 8 kids a year. Even if it's offered at another school that program selection was done in January so she would be out of luck there (8 kids in a class with 2 teachers for 4 core subjects in grades 9 and 10). All her friends will be going to this school also. And they are the Arts school in our region and easy child was accepted into their dance program - she can't get that at any other school, unfortunately. </p><p></p><p>I spoke to the VP and difficult child's guidance counsellor today. It looks like he will probably get 2 credits - drama and cooking class. I have been told there is no way for him to recover his math and english credits at this point. The guidance counsellor is going to pull him in this week (if he can find him in the halls or in drama class) and get him to change his schedule for next year. He'll have to retake his math and english and for some strange reason he thought it was a good idea to sign up for Chemistry. Huh? So the guidance counsellor is going to try and push him in to some easier, more sensible subjects. Not that difficult child couldn't do chemistry because he is super smart, he just won't put in the effort that would be required. </p><p></p><p>On a positive note for difficult child - apparently he is well liked by staff and teachers because he is a nice kid, polite and smart. Doesn't give them a hard time - just tells them what they want to hear and then does as he pleases.</p><p></p><p>I'm going to call the guidance counsellor back and let him know that difficult child intends to do an extra year of high school which may be why he's skipping his classes. What difficult child doesn't understand is that they'll kick him out before he gets the chance to do that if his attendance stays like it is. The guidance counsellor needs to make sure he understands that. </p><p></p><p>Both the guidance counsellor and the VP think it is a good idea to consider pushing him into the work program. difficult child would have to get a job for 4 days a week and then go to school for one day. He would be able to pick up more credits and graduate earlier and he would be away from easy child. </p><p></p><p>I expressed my concerns about easy child and while, you're right, they're not going to get involved in the family matters they both understood where I was coming from. Nerf - I think if he started bothering easy child at school then she could go to the office and have them let difficult child know that he was to leave her alone. That might help. </p><p></p><p>CJ and RE - I will look in to finding a counsellor for easy child and also talk to husband about it and see how he feels. She is a pretty sensible kid but I am worried that she might decide she really misses her brother and wants that old relationship back where they played and had fun together. That would mean she might start hanging out with him and his friends and that their thinking might rub off on her. That's scary. Not to mention I have the concerns about the porn - but unless she ends up in a situation outside of school with him I don't think I really need to worry about that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="welcometowitsend, post: 594103, member: 14356"] IC - I wish I could send her to another school. The probably is it would be hurting her. The Special Education program that she is in looks like an amazing program and they only take 8 kids a year. Even if it's offered at another school that program selection was done in January so she would be out of luck there (8 kids in a class with 2 teachers for 4 core subjects in grades 9 and 10). All her friends will be going to this school also. And they are the Arts school in our region and easy child was accepted into their dance program - she can't get that at any other school, unfortunately. I spoke to the VP and difficult child's guidance counsellor today. It looks like he will probably get 2 credits - drama and cooking class. I have been told there is no way for him to recover his math and english credits at this point. The guidance counsellor is going to pull him in this week (if he can find him in the halls or in drama class) and get him to change his schedule for next year. He'll have to retake his math and english and for some strange reason he thought it was a good idea to sign up for Chemistry. Huh? So the guidance counsellor is going to try and push him in to some easier, more sensible subjects. Not that difficult child couldn't do chemistry because he is super smart, he just won't put in the effort that would be required. On a positive note for difficult child - apparently he is well liked by staff and teachers because he is a nice kid, polite and smart. Doesn't give them a hard time - just tells them what they want to hear and then does as he pleases. I'm going to call the guidance counsellor back and let him know that difficult child intends to do an extra year of high school which may be why he's skipping his classes. What difficult child doesn't understand is that they'll kick him out before he gets the chance to do that if his attendance stays like it is. The guidance counsellor needs to make sure he understands that. Both the guidance counsellor and the VP think it is a good idea to consider pushing him into the work program. difficult child would have to get a job for 4 days a week and then go to school for one day. He would be able to pick up more credits and graduate earlier and he would be away from easy child. I expressed my concerns about easy child and while, you're right, they're not going to get involved in the family matters they both understood where I was coming from. Nerf - I think if he started bothering easy child at school then she could go to the office and have them let difficult child know that he was to leave her alone. That might help. CJ and RE - I will look in to finding a counsellor for easy child and also talk to husband about it and see how he feels. She is a pretty sensible kid but I am worried that she might decide she really misses her brother and wants that old relationship back where they played and had fun together. That would mean she might start hanging out with him and his friends and that their thinking might rub off on her. That's scary. Not to mention I have the concerns about the porn - but unless she ends up in a situation outside of school with him I don't think I really need to worry about that. [/QUOTE]
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