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<blockquote data-quote="Abbey" data-source="post: 181289" data-attributes="member: 179"><p>Gosh. From my experience as being a teacher, she needs an 'advocate,' not in the legal sense. She needs someone who will take her under their wing. Do you have any friends who work at the school?</p><p></p><p>I've done this more times than I can count. Whomever I took in always knew they had a safe place to go and I was the buffer between the other teachers who were not so tolerate. Sometimes it was teacher ignorance, sometimes it was the child who make bad choices. But to have someone who is the negotiator is very helpful.</p><p></p><p>I remember the first one at my last school. He was actually quite bright, but VERY, VERY ADHD. Now, *I* understand this disorder. Most do not. It broke my heart to see him sit outside of his English class on the floor because this veteran teacher couldn't handle him. So I took him in. I told him anytime he was put out of class, he was welcome in my classroom, but he still had to do the work. I just thought that was so humiliating for him. </p><p></p><p>So, nearly every day he'd waltz in and go sit in my office while I was doing class. And...he'd work. He thought he was really special to be in my office. Fast forward 6 years and I still keep in touch with him.</p><p></p><p>I hope your daughter finds someone who will be her advocate as a friend.</p><p></p><p>Abbey</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Abbey, post: 181289, member: 179"] Gosh. From my experience as being a teacher, she needs an 'advocate,' not in the legal sense. She needs someone who will take her under their wing. Do you have any friends who work at the school? I've done this more times than I can count. Whomever I took in always knew they had a safe place to go and I was the buffer between the other teachers who were not so tolerate. Sometimes it was teacher ignorance, sometimes it was the child who make bad choices. But to have someone who is the negotiator is very helpful. I remember the first one at my last school. He was actually quite bright, but VERY, VERY ADHD. Now, *I* understand this disorder. Most do not. It broke my heart to see him sit outside of his English class on the floor because this veteran teacher couldn't handle him. So I took him in. I told him anytime he was put out of class, he was welcome in my classroom, but he still had to do the work. I just thought that was so humiliating for him. So, nearly every day he'd waltz in and go sit in my office while I was doing class. And...he'd work. He thought he was really special to be in my office. Fast forward 6 years and I still keep in touch with him. I hope your daughter finds someone who will be her advocate as a friend. Abbey [/QUOTE]
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