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Moms View Message Board: Parenting Children with Special Needs: At my wit's end
Robin got sent home again today. He was writing inappropriate things on a paper and holding it up for his teacher and classmates to see (calling the teacher names, just not outloud). He was sent to the office where he apparently threw some papers around and knocked a computer monitor off a table. The vice principle called me 15 minutes after I'd gotten the daycare kiddos to sleep.
((((CAT)))))
I'm sorry, Cat. Go ahead and cry. I can't imagine how frustrated you are. I'll say a prayer for you guys. (((((((HUGS)))))))
Now I need to call the school. Robin told us last night that he is suspended for today (Thursday). No one mentioned anything to me. I also didn't like the vp's attitude with me. I can only imagine how it was with Robin! I understand more than any of them can how frustrating my child can be at times, but I don't think professionalism is too much to ask for.
((((Cat)))) This sounds like a really miserable situation. What are the options for alternative schooling? I don't envy you, or any of the moms here with teens, and I know my time is coming, but yikes! I look back on my own teen years, and how no one could tell me anything, teens are scary creatures!! We're here for you, and you have my email if you need to vent.
My question is, why do they keep sending him home? Don't they have any type of in school suspension? If he is acting out on purpose to get send home, they are just playing right into it by sending him home!
They try and keep him there as much as possible, but they say some things they just can't tolerate and he knows what he has to do to get sent home.
Wow, I hope things get better for you both soon!
There were parent/teacher conferences last night. I got to talk to all four teachers and three of the four say they never have problems in their classes. The fourth seems at a loss. He looked totally defeated. He admitted not knowing how to handle Robin and asked me for any suggestions I may have. I talked to the counselor for about 1/2 hour and she said she's staying out of the discipline part because she wants Robin to see her as someone he can go to anytime. She also said since they finally have a new SPED teacher on staff, he may be able to help some. Robin's already said he doesn't like the new SPED teacher. He says he doesn't need SPED. I told him he doesn't need it for academics (his lowest grade is a 71% and we know he can do better, but he's passing and we're all happy about that!), but that's just one more person he can go to if he needs a break or someone to talk to. I did not talk to the vp last night. I do think his "attitude" on the phone with me the other day was partly just the way he is and partly frustration. But like I told the principle, once you get emotionally involved in an argument with Robin, you've lost. Robin has the stamina and determination to beat all of us combined.
Cat,
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He didn't sound very happy and I made it clear I certainly wasn't. When we got home I sent Robin to his room and miraculously the kids both went back to sleep. I just went up there a little while ago and Robin was asleep, too. I know he was tired this morning and said he wanted a "day off just to sleep in." He told me on the way home he did it to get kicked out (gee, like I don't know that!) and that he doesn't want to go to school. I told him he HAD to go to school and if I have to pick him up every day he'll still go back the next until he learns to follow the rules and get his education. He said when he's old enough he's going to drop out anyway. 
