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Originally Posted by kp&nala What is their reason for moving him to a different school? I'm not saying this to disappoint you but my friend's brother is autistic (somewhat) and also has some other issues that doctors can't seem to address anyways he hasn't gone to a "special school" just special classes in public and private schools (classes that help him in his areas of weakness) not to put the blame on the parents but they shuffled him for school to school b/c of bulling, kids teasing, thinking he wasn't getting the "help" he needed. Everytime things got ruff they jerked him out and put him somewhere new. Now, I do not agree with bullying and teasing kids period and it really irritates me when they mess with disabled kids but in a public school setting it's going to be there. Back to the point, once they finally let him stay in one school he was fine he had the help of teacher parents and friendswhen it came to kids messing with him and things are good for him now (he is 14). I agree you should fight it in any and every way possible. Changing schools could be a big challenge for him. Why didn't they even give you notice ahead of time. I don't think that's right. Please let us know the outcome. (Sorry for the long story) |
Gwinnett Co GA has a wonderful special needs program in the public school system so he goes to a regular school just the special nedds(special ed) but, all of his needs are being met here and they have been since he was 4 he is now 9. All the kids interact with the special needs classes and help out he goes to a regular class room every day for at least an hour a day. The other kids are wonderful with all of the special needs kids, they are used to them being there and it's a normal thing for them, not like when I was in school, we had no interaction with our special ed students.
Ethan has no other issues that can't be met at this school his main problem is speech and social skills which both are steadily improving he's not mean to the other kids, all the staff brags on him all the time about how polite & sweet he is. Of course he has his moments just like other 9 year olds.
Their reasoning and I have yet to talk to the coordinator that did this we've been playing phone tag. Is he is not in his home school but he is in his home cluster school meaing that there are 3 or 4 different elementary schools in this area and when the kids graduate to middle school they all go to the same one. Now he is in a totally different cluster. I still don't completely understand but I'm not going down without a fight. I talked to his teacher when I picked him up, he was at his regular school today not the new one and she told me it was a complete and total shock to her and she told them that I would not be happy and that I would fight it. So, I'm fighting it tooth & nail, I definately will not go down without a fight.
I'm not sure why I didn't get notice ahead of time, and that is going to be the first thing I ask and if I don't like the answer than I'm afraid I'm going to go off.
Sorry this is so long.
Thanks for listening.
Sheila