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<blockquote data-quote="TYLERFAN" data-source="post: 88515" data-attributes="member: 26"><p>Hi Ronni & Welcome,</p><p></p><p>I can give you 2 scenarios, from my experience.</p><p>1.A high school child is truant habitually, her friends are on the edge, mostly the alt program....nothing her parents or the school threaten makes any difference, she continues to not want to go to school. This child formerly an A student up to now, finally makes it to the alt program, blends in with her friends and goes almost her full senior year, every day.....She goes to Community college for 2 years and then to a private school and gets her Bachelor Degree in Criminal Justice with honors.</p><p>2. A high school child has a penchant for making friends with the "outgoing type"....she discovers that she can sneak out of school and then realizes she can stay out of school, for days, while her mother is working and eventually runs away for days at a time. This child is an extreme risk taker, gets into drugs early, gets into boys early. Her mother takes her out of school to find an "alternative" and the child never returns to school. The learning disability this child has, is pretty much ignored by the school and the authorities.</p><p></p><p>I gave these two examples to show you differences in what we're talking about. Is your child into the teen rebellion thing or do you think other factors combined make the problem more serious? It makes a difference on how I would respond.....</p><p>If you want to know what the school can do, they can file a petition with the Family Court for a PINS or CHINS (Person in Need of Supervision) against your son. This can start the ball rolling with the family court, the social workers, the CPS, you name it. This rarely is helpful to a child who otherwise isn't in serious trouble. On the other hand, if the child is having serious risktaking behaviors, then it may be in his best interest to get some assistance, however, I would still try to do it privately.</p><p></p><p>I hope this helps. By the way, the person in my example #1 is Me.</p><p>#2 is difficult child.</p><p></p><p>Blessings,</p><p>Melissa</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TYLERFAN, post: 88515, member: 26"] Hi Ronni & Welcome, I can give you 2 scenarios, from my experience. 1.A high school child is truant habitually, her friends are on the edge, mostly the alt program....nothing her parents or the school threaten makes any difference, she continues to not want to go to school. This child formerly an A student up to now, finally makes it to the alt program, blends in with her friends and goes almost her full senior year, every day.....She goes to Community college for 2 years and then to a private school and gets her Bachelor Degree in Criminal Justice with honors. 2. A high school child has a penchant for making friends with the "outgoing type"....she discovers that she can sneak out of school and then realizes she can stay out of school, for days, while her mother is working and eventually runs away for days at a time. This child is an extreme risk taker, gets into drugs early, gets into boys early. Her mother takes her out of school to find an "alternative" and the child never returns to school. The learning disability this child has, is pretty much ignored by the school and the authorities. I gave these two examples to show you differences in what we're talking about. Is your child into the teen rebellion thing or do you think other factors combined make the problem more serious? It makes a difference on how I would respond..... If you want to know what the school can do, they can file a petition with the Family Court for a PINS or CHINS (Person in Need of Supervision) against your son. This can start the ball rolling with the family court, the social workers, the CPS, you name it. This rarely is helpful to a child who otherwise isn't in serious trouble. On the other hand, if the child is having serious risktaking behaviors, then it may be in his best interest to get some assistance, however, I would still try to do it privately. I hope this helps. By the way, the person in my example #1 is Me. #2 is difficult child. Blessings, Melissa [/QUOTE]
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