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<blockquote data-quote="DazedandConfused" data-source="post: 17291" data-attributes="member: 831"><p>I don't think anyone should "push" children, or students, to take medication. However, I can see it from the view point of a teacher. Especially, if it is causing a disruption. The other students are being affected and valuable instruction time is being lost.</p><p></p><p>I try not to put my nose where it doesn't belong, but if I know a student is a difficult child on medications, I DO cut them a bit more slack and deal with them, behavior-wise, a little differently. I'm not so quick to lower the boom, they get an extra warning. </p><p></p><p>I do have one difficult child student who was really struggling with her peer relationships, and outbursts, in class. She comes and talks to me when she is really having a hard time. I didn't ask, but she confided to me that her Grandmother couldn't afford her medications anymore and she knew it was having a big affect on her behavior. That can be useful information for a teacher.</p><p></p><p>However, if it's becoming a matter of routine, I don't think I would like that myself if it were my difficult children. Don't overreact. Find out first why she is doing the asking. Then, take appropriate action. Yes, it is the law that she cannot ask. But, find out first her reasons for doing so, first.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DazedandConfused, post: 17291, member: 831"] I don't think anyone should "push" children, or students, to take medication. However, I can see it from the view point of a teacher. Especially, if it is causing a disruption. The other students are being affected and valuable instruction time is being lost. I try not to put my nose where it doesn't belong, but if I know a student is a difficult child on medications, I DO cut them a bit more slack and deal with them, behavior-wise, a little differently. I'm not so quick to lower the boom, they get an extra warning. I do have one difficult child student who was really struggling with her peer relationships, and outbursts, in class. She comes and talks to me when she is really having a hard time. I didn't ask, but she confided to me that her Grandmother couldn't afford her medications anymore and she knew it was having a big affect on her behavior. That can be useful information for a teacher. However, if it's becoming a matter of routine, I don't think I would like that myself if it were my difficult children. Don't overreact. Find out first why she is doing the asking. Then, take appropriate action. Yes, it is the law that she cannot ask. But, find out first her reasons for doing so, first. [/QUOTE]
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