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<blockquote data-quote="slsh" data-source="post: 559796" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>JJJ- the child is in 6th grade.</p><p></p><p>Again, I have to say the parents need an advocate/attorney like yesterday. Increasing educational time when the child behaves better? No - it's just not going to happen if the child is in charge (which is what is happening with this "plan") and this child is going to end up with- zero education and/or vocational/life skills.</p><p></p><p>One hour a day "education"? That's not an education by any stretch of the imagination - the kid is simply falling farther and farther behind. How on earth will he/she ever catch up?</p><p></p><p>Current placement/staffing - an obvious no. Just because a child "demands" to go home after 10 minutes - well, I mean, really - who is running the show?</p><p></p><p>There certainly should have been more testing done before the initiation of the IEP and it should have included screening for LDs, etc., and I think most importantly would be an FBA. What are the kid's triggers? What strategies can be tried for managing the behaviors before resorting to in essence a suspension? </p><p></p><p>I get frustrated when professionals cave in to manipulative behaviors. Without a doubt, it's *incredibly* difficult to work through them. It takes consistency and a really firm management plan, with zero wiggle room for staff. And staff has to be firmly committed to not allowing this 6th grader to rule the classroom. Staff needs a plan first, preferably developed by a behavior specialist. They need support from admin to implement the plan, they definitely need solid training on managing this child's very special needs, and they need the appropriate setting to do it in.</p><p></p><p>There is no magic pill or strategy that is going to change things around. The child is not going to just wake up one morning and decide it's time to get with the program. It's going to be an extra difficult challenge since you're going to have to break really bad habits that the staff and child have fallen into, with the added challenge that behaviors usually get worse before they get better when you implement behavior management plans. This child needs to have professionals who really know their stuff when it comes to dealing with behaviors, and who won't get sucked into his/her manipulative baloney. </p><p></p><p>Again - I really think the parents need an advocate/attorney to help them stop this right *now* and get the child into an appropriate program/placement. I'm betting the SD is perfectly happy with- this 1 hour a day junk - and shame on them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 559796, member: 8"] JJJ- the child is in 6th grade. Again, I have to say the parents need an advocate/attorney like yesterday. Increasing educational time when the child behaves better? No - it's just not going to happen if the child is in charge (which is what is happening with this "plan") and this child is going to end up with- zero education and/or vocational/life skills. One hour a day "education"? That's not an education by any stretch of the imagination - the kid is simply falling farther and farther behind. How on earth will he/she ever catch up? Current placement/staffing - an obvious no. Just because a child "demands" to go home after 10 minutes - well, I mean, really - who is running the show? There certainly should have been more testing done before the initiation of the IEP and it should have included screening for LDs, etc., and I think most importantly would be an FBA. What are the kid's triggers? What strategies can be tried for managing the behaviors before resorting to in essence a suspension? I get frustrated when professionals cave in to manipulative behaviors. Without a doubt, it's *incredibly* difficult to work through them. It takes consistency and a really firm management plan, with zero wiggle room for staff. And staff has to be firmly committed to not allowing this 6th grader to rule the classroom. Staff needs a plan first, preferably developed by a behavior specialist. They need support from admin to implement the plan, they definitely need solid training on managing this child's very special needs, and they need the appropriate setting to do it in. There is no magic pill or strategy that is going to change things around. The child is not going to just wake up one morning and decide it's time to get with the program. It's going to be an extra difficult challenge since you're going to have to break really bad habits that the staff and child have fallen into, with the added challenge that behaviors usually get worse before they get better when you implement behavior management plans. This child needs to have professionals who really know their stuff when it comes to dealing with behaviors, and who won't get sucked into his/her manipulative baloney. Again - I really think the parents need an advocate/attorney to help them stop this right *now* and get the child into an appropriate program/placement. I'm betting the SD is perfectly happy with- this 1 hour a day junk - and shame on them. [/QUOTE]
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