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<blockquote data-quote="JJJ" data-source="post: 314816" data-attributes="member: 1169"><p>You are not alone. Tigger is a 5th grader and here is his school history:</p><p></p><p>3 & 4 yrs old: at-risk preschool with an amazing teacher, it was a struggle to get him to school but she did a good job with him once we got him there</p><p></p><p>Kinder: lasted 2 months, school refused to assign a 1:1 aide despite him running from the classroom daily, teacher was in tears, it wasn't safe; I withdrew him and homeschooled him the rest of the year</p><p></p><p>1st grade: lasted full year with 1:1 aide, assigned to reg ed room but spent most of the day elsewhere (social work office, hallway, gym, library, etc)</p><p></p><p>2nd grade: lasted full year with 1:1 aide and mostly in Special Education room</p><p></p><p>3rd grade: lasted two weeks, teachers overwhelmed, school being punitive and causing panic attacks, I withdrew and homeschooled him</p><p></p><p>4th grade: started with partial day (4 hours, late start) in Learning Disability (LD) room, for 3rd trimester moved to new ED room, was mutually moved to homebound after 2 months due to staff incompetence</p><p></p><p>5th grade: doing partial day (4 hours, late start) in ED room with all new staff, doing great!!!!</p><p></p><p>It has been a long, hard road. His current classroom is 2 boys, a teacher and an aide. The teacher has 14 years experience with difficult children and is amazing. I don't always agree with her but in the 8 weeks since school started she has done a great job reaching my child so I will do what she wants when she wants it. She has earned my trust, not an easy thing to do <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>If you are moving anyway, I would check out a few districts and ask to see their ED classrooms (some districts, like mine, have separate programs for emotionally-disabled children and behaviorally-disabled children -- the difference being BD kids respond to token economies and strict rules where ED kids are more fragile and often have underlying diagnosis).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JJJ, post: 314816, member: 1169"] You are not alone. Tigger is a 5th grader and here is his school history: 3 & 4 yrs old: at-risk preschool with an amazing teacher, it was a struggle to get him to school but she did a good job with him once we got him there Kinder: lasted 2 months, school refused to assign a 1:1 aide despite him running from the classroom daily, teacher was in tears, it wasn't safe; I withdrew him and homeschooled him the rest of the year 1st grade: lasted full year with 1:1 aide, assigned to reg ed room but spent most of the day elsewhere (social work office, hallway, gym, library, etc) 2nd grade: lasted full year with 1:1 aide and mostly in Special Education room 3rd grade: lasted two weeks, teachers overwhelmed, school being punitive and causing panic attacks, I withdrew and homeschooled him 4th grade: started with partial day (4 hours, late start) in Learning Disability (LD) room, for 3rd trimester moved to new ED room, was mutually moved to homebound after 2 months due to staff incompetence 5th grade: doing partial day (4 hours, late start) in ED room with all new staff, doing great!!!! It has been a long, hard road. His current classroom is 2 boys, a teacher and an aide. The teacher has 14 years experience with difficult children and is amazing. I don't always agree with her but in the 8 weeks since school started she has done a great job reaching my child so I will do what she wants when she wants it. She has earned my trust, not an easy thing to do :) If you are moving anyway, I would check out a few districts and ask to see their ED classrooms (some districts, like mine, have separate programs for emotionally-disabled children and behaviorally-disabled children -- the difference being BD kids respond to token economies and strict rules where ED kids are more fragile and often have underlying diagnosis). [/QUOTE]
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