pinevalley
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I have not posted in a long time, but I need advice now. My difficult child was just suspended from school for 7 days. He got angry in math class and when the teacher took a book away that he was reading difficult child told her that he would punch her in the face. Now difficult child can not go back to school until we have a meeting with the administrator and other people to discuss his behaviors. They are also saying that if difficult child can not control his emotions then he may not be allowed back in this school at all. difficult child is never violent at school, and he has never been suspended before today. He has skipped lots of classes before to stay in the cafeteria with his friends, but he is never violent or threatening. My son is several years behind other kids in maturity level, and he often says and does things without thinking of the consequences. He has very low grades, because he does not care about studying or getting good grades. So far both rewards or punishments have not worked to help difficult child to obey our house rules and the law. We are not letting difficult child drive because of his immaturity, but he has taken our car driving in the middle of the night several times. Now we have to lock all our keys away from him at night. Do you think that I should call a lawyer to come with me to this meeting at school? I also want the therapist who works with difficult child to come to the meeting. My husband can not go to the meeting, and I don't want to go to the meeting by myself. I don't think difficult child should be sent to the alternative public school, because that is where they send the violent kids who are in gang fights. Do you have any other advice on dealing with the school? Thanks,