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15 Yr Old Son: 1 Step Forward, 3 Steps Back
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<blockquote data-quote="lfpo76" data-source="post: 741433" data-attributes="member: 23410"><p>Thank you SO much! So many of these comments give me great hope. I don't know how things will turn out, but I do know hands down, without a doubt, the support team we have at the school is making such a difference. A great example is yesterday - as I mentioned in my other comment, my son had ISS from tardies. This always seems to me to be a set-up, because I almost know for sure he won't get through it. Sure enough, he got sent out within first couple of hours because she said he was looking at his phone (he said he wasn't - I don't know). The AP took him to the office and the whole team rallied around my son. The counselor spoke with him, his math teacher took him under her wing and kept him in her class part of the day (she's his number 1 teacher advocate), other teachers got him the work he was behind on, they got him water and popcorn to 'wake him up' (he gets very tired throughout the day from the depakote), and they even took him to a teacher luncheon so he could eat, then got him back on task with work. They completely helped him turn around a really shitty morning, and he worked really hard! They helped him get almost completely caught up on classwork due by this Friday - he is going to actually pass a couple of classes he may have failed because of their efforts! This is all a part of the 504 he is on. Granted, he is suspended this Friday for cussing his teacher out. I'm not sure I'm 100% on board with an out of school suspension for that, BUT I definitely didn't want in school suspension and he absolutely has to have consequences, so I don't know how it could be improved upon.Truth be told, I probably prefer that outcome just so he can get the punishment over with...I don't necessarily think he will learn anything from it, but I can work with that on my end when I'm home with him to make sure he is working all day...my main concern is all the time he misses from class instruction due to these issues.</p><p></p><p>I'm really taking all this advice to heart! I'm going to check out that website because it is plausible that he could need the IEP, with the resources it would make available to him in the classroom and with regard to disciplinary issues. I do have concerns, however, that if he feels singled out (even with it being "inclusive"), it could make it worse.</p><p></p><p>I could go on and on. I just appreciate all of you so much. I feel so supported. There are lots of horror stories here, and my heart goes out to every single person still struggling and heart broken. I send hope and love and prayers for wellbeing to each and every one. That said, it is very encouraging to hear the positive outcomes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lfpo76, post: 741433, member: 23410"] Thank you SO much! So many of these comments give me great hope. I don't know how things will turn out, but I do know hands down, without a doubt, the support team we have at the school is making such a difference. A great example is yesterday - as I mentioned in my other comment, my son had ISS from tardies. This always seems to me to be a set-up, because I almost know for sure he won't get through it. Sure enough, he got sent out within first couple of hours because she said he was looking at his phone (he said he wasn't - I don't know). The AP took him to the office and the whole team rallied around my son. The counselor spoke with him, his math teacher took him under her wing and kept him in her class part of the day (she's his number 1 teacher advocate), other teachers got him the work he was behind on, they got him water and popcorn to 'wake him up' (he gets very tired throughout the day from the depakote), and they even took him to a teacher luncheon so he could eat, then got him back on task with work. They completely helped him turn around a really shitty morning, and he worked really hard! They helped him get almost completely caught up on classwork due by this Friday - he is going to actually pass a couple of classes he may have failed because of their efforts! This is all a part of the 504 he is on. Granted, he is suspended this Friday for cussing his teacher out. I'm not sure I'm 100% on board with an out of school suspension for that, BUT I definitely didn't want in school suspension and he absolutely has to have consequences, so I don't know how it could be improved upon.Truth be told, I probably prefer that outcome just so he can get the punishment over with...I don't necessarily think he will learn anything from it, but I can work with that on my end when I'm home with him to make sure he is working all day...my main concern is all the time he misses from class instruction due to these issues. I'm really taking all this advice to heart! I'm going to check out that website because it is plausible that he could need the IEP, with the resources it would make available to him in the classroom and with regard to disciplinary issues. I do have concerns, however, that if he feels singled out (even with it being "inclusive"), it could make it worse. I could go on and on. I just appreciate all of you so much. I feel so supported. There are lots of horror stories here, and my heart goes out to every single person still struggling and heart broken. I send hope and love and prayers for wellbeing to each and every one. That said, it is very encouraging to hear the positive outcomes. [/QUOTE]
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