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My 11.5 yr old is being charged with a felony assault
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<blockquote data-quote="LittleDudesMom" data-source="post: 34486" data-attributes="member: 805"><p>Michelle,</p><p></p><p>There are many things I agree with that previous posters have mentioned to you already. One being that you should have his therapist and psychiatrist write letters to the judge. That was one of the first things that popped into my head. Perhaps even see if your health insurance will cover the docs coming to the "trial". </p><p></p><p>I also like the idea of writing to the judge ahead of time. I thing it would be a great idea to let the judge know what the history is here. This is a child in self-contained for a reason. Academics have nothing to do with behavior (well, in the simplest form, I think you understand). The fact that your son became so agitated, anxious, anger, whatever, that he would strike his 1:1 with such force that she feels the need to press felony charges, kinda clues you into the fact that this situation was not working at school. Make sure the judge knows the physical and mental history of your son as well as your requests to the school for Residential Treatment Center (RTC) placement in the past.</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't get so bogged down in the negative "what ifs" as I would putting on the armour and fighting for this little boy (my difficult child is the same age). I know it's easy for me to say this to you as I'm not in your shoes. But I really don't feel that a detention center is where your son will end up at this point. It's not like he has a criminal record and folks lined up to villanize your son. He has a mother that loves him and has/is trying to do what is best for her son. Keep that uppermost in your mind.</p><p></p><p>No matter how hard things get, your son will be so much worse off if his mom is not in the ring fighting along side him. That's your job honey. Stay in this for him. Without you, what will he do? </p><p></p><p>Take care of yourself and give your doctor a call. This is an incredibly stressful time for your family. Your son needs his mom and mom needs her son.</p><p></p><p>You and your son are in my prayers.</p><p></p><p>Sharon</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LittleDudesMom, post: 34486, member: 805"] Michelle, There are many things I agree with that previous posters have mentioned to you already. One being that you should have his therapist and psychiatrist write letters to the judge. That was one of the first things that popped into my head. Perhaps even see if your health insurance will cover the docs coming to the "trial". I also like the idea of writing to the judge ahead of time. I thing it would be a great idea to let the judge know what the history is here. This is a child in self-contained for a reason. Academics have nothing to do with behavior (well, in the simplest form, I think you understand). The fact that your son became so agitated, anxious, anger, whatever, that he would strike his 1:1 with such force that she feels the need to press felony charges, kinda clues you into the fact that this situation was not working at school. Make sure the judge knows the physical and mental history of your son as well as your requests to the school for Residential Treatment Center (RTC) placement in the past. I wouldn't get so bogged down in the negative "what ifs" as I would putting on the armour and fighting for this little boy (my difficult child is the same age). I know it's easy for me to say this to you as I'm not in your shoes. But I really don't feel that a detention center is where your son will end up at this point. It's not like he has a criminal record and folks lined up to villanize your son. He has a mother that loves him and has/is trying to do what is best for her son. Keep that uppermost in your mind. No matter how hard things get, your son will be so much worse off if his mom is not in the ring fighting along side him. That's your job honey. Stay in this for him. Without you, what will he do? Take care of yourself and give your doctor a call. This is an incredibly stressful time for your family. Your son needs his mom and mom needs her son. You and your son are in my prayers. Sharon [/QUOTE]
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