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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 458821" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Malika, I actually do understand what you are talking about, sadly. My older kids went to a Lutheran school and they truly felt their children were "better" than others. A friend of mine reported that she found one lice in her daughter's hair, maybe from picking up a hairbrush off the sidewalk (she was from a very clean home). The school DID NOT want to send out a lice warning to other parents. They told her, "Our kids don't have lice." </p><p>REALLY????? Yes, they basically came from clean, involved, caring homes, but lice can happen in ANY home for a lot of reasons and my friend fought to force them to send a reluctant memo to all of the parents. This smaller, religious school would not face reality (my kids were pulled out of there after sixth grade...enough was enough). </p><p>I also can't imagine that all the ADHD kids were farmed out to other countries. in my opinion, and I could be wrong, more likely it is hidden in this small rural village where people have decided that any "different" behavior is due to incompetent parenting. In Malika's case, of course, that is absurd...I am impressed with how hard she tries to raise a difficult child and with some very positive results. It is frustrating to me, reading this, that nobody seems to listen to her. </p><p>Even here in the US, where disorders are accepted, it is often hard to get the schools to acknowledge these disorders even after they are diagnosed. And we also hear that it's OUR fault. It is very very frustrating no matter where it happens and I can empathize totally. There were times I just went home and cried because it all seemed so hopeless.</p><p>I am hoping for a positive turn of events here...maybe somebody at school who WILL listen.</p><p>Malika, keep us updated, girl. We KNOW it isn't you. We believe you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 458821, member: 1550"] Malika, I actually do understand what you are talking about, sadly. My older kids went to a Lutheran school and they truly felt their children were "better" than others. A friend of mine reported that she found one lice in her daughter's hair, maybe from picking up a hairbrush off the sidewalk (she was from a very clean home). The school DID NOT want to send out a lice warning to other parents. They told her, "Our kids don't have lice." REALLY????? Yes, they basically came from clean, involved, caring homes, but lice can happen in ANY home for a lot of reasons and my friend fought to force them to send a reluctant memo to all of the parents. This smaller, religious school would not face reality (my kids were pulled out of there after sixth grade...enough was enough). I also can't imagine that all the ADHD kids were farmed out to other countries. in my opinion, and I could be wrong, more likely it is hidden in this small rural village where people have decided that any "different" behavior is due to incompetent parenting. In Malika's case, of course, that is absurd...I am impressed with how hard she tries to raise a difficult child and with some very positive results. It is frustrating to me, reading this, that nobody seems to listen to her. Even here in the US, where disorders are accepted, it is often hard to get the schools to acknowledge these disorders even after they are diagnosed. And we also hear that it's OUR fault. It is very very frustrating no matter where it happens and I can empathize totally. There were times I just went home and cried because it all seemed so hopeless. I am hoping for a positive turn of events here...maybe somebody at school who WILL listen. Malika, keep us updated, girl. We KNOW it isn't you. We believe you. [/QUOTE]
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