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School wanting to put Bipolar son in "adaptive behavior class" please help!
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<blockquote data-quote="JJJ" data-source="post: 415761" data-attributes="member: 1169"><p>My first reaction is that is can't be legal to place a child in a program that requires them to earn their way out rather than allowing the IEP team to make the decision; nor can it be legal to isolate them for lunch or not give them daily pe/recess. Then I saw you were in Texas <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>Have you observed at the school they are suggesting? I was really resistant to putting my son in our district ED program and the first 3 months were brutal due to bad staff; after the staff were fired and outstanding staff were hired, my son has made HUGE strides. In fact, all of the kids in the ED program spend a minimum of 1 hour in with a regular ed classroom (lunch, recess, and pe/fine arts). Most of the kids spend 2-3 hours in a reg ed room. </p><p></p><p>I would try and get a joint-placement where he spends part of each day in the ED room and part of the day in a reg ed room. Are there certain classes or times of day when he usually does well?</p><p></p><p>What medications is he on? Does he see an psychiatrist and therapist regularly? If so, have the psychiatrist write a letter to the school stating that it is "very important that difficult child spends the maximum amount of time with non-disabled peers" and that lack of consistent daily contact with his non-disabled peers would "significantly impair difficult child's mental health progress" or something similar. If you like and trust your therapist, it may be worth paying her to come to the IEP meeting to help drive that point home. </p><p></p><p>Ross Green (author of The Explosive Child) has written a great book "Lost At School" that can really help with creating an BIP and IEP that actually work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JJJ, post: 415761, member: 1169"] My first reaction is that is can't be legal to place a child in a program that requires them to earn their way out rather than allowing the IEP team to make the decision; nor can it be legal to isolate them for lunch or not give them daily pe/recess. Then I saw you were in Texas :( Have you observed at the school they are suggesting? I was really resistant to putting my son in our district ED program and the first 3 months were brutal due to bad staff; after the staff were fired and outstanding staff were hired, my son has made HUGE strides. In fact, all of the kids in the ED program spend a minimum of 1 hour in with a regular ed classroom (lunch, recess, and pe/fine arts). Most of the kids spend 2-3 hours in a reg ed room. I would try and get a joint-placement where he spends part of each day in the ED room and part of the day in a reg ed room. Are there certain classes or times of day when he usually does well? What medications is he on? Does he see an psychiatrist and therapist regularly? If so, have the psychiatrist write a letter to the school stating that it is "very important that difficult child spends the maximum amount of time with non-disabled peers" and that lack of consistent daily contact with his non-disabled peers would "significantly impair difficult child's mental health progress" or something similar. If you like and trust your therapist, it may be worth paying her to come to the IEP meeting to help drive that point home. Ross Green (author of The Explosive Child) has written a great book "Lost At School" that can really help with creating an BIP and IEP that actually work. [/QUOTE]
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