So apparently when when your kid has massive meltdowns after school because the bus ride home is nearly an hour and a half long, that is not the schools problem. Solution: Go to the school and start picking up your kid THERE, so he can have meltdowns THERE, (because since Kindergarten running from staff any time mom comes has been a problem...one that never got addressed). Apparently meltdowns on school property change everything. Not only does your kids ride home get shortened down to twenty minutes, staff finally - in the 6th grade teach him how to walk down the hall appropriately at pick up time. I am so sad and very disheartened right now, and need your continued prayers and support. I came away from last weeks meeting feeling somewhat positive and hopeful about things getting better for Malachi, only to have some disturbing issues come to light a couple of days later. I have filed for due process for several ongoing violations of the IEP, and because he was punished for behavior that is a manifestation of his disability. I have been so patient since the beginning of the year until now, and tolerated the violations after thinking we had come to an understanding. Just last week I had been given reassurances that things were all well...when in fact they were not. They have been secluding him and taking away his breaks (authorized by the IEP), along with recess and free time used as rewards to motivate him...to force him to complete work he was struggling to complete in class because it is too difficult for him to complete in class...instead of trying to find out why it is so difficult and modifying the teaching method to his learning style. I wont belabor all the details...there is more. For those who have ever filed due process, I would appreciate hearing from you if you would be willing to share your experiences and offer any advice to me, either here or by calling or messaging me privately. A lot of things about Malachis behavior at home after school are now making sense. School sucks the best of my son away from us...he has nothing left over at the end of the day that allows him to have much of a social life after school. The quality of our lives because of the isolation...because of there being so very few places we can take him has been to say the least difficult and depressing. Malachi has been begging me to home school him. He tells me he thinks he can be a better kid and that he thinks he could learn more. I have not been sure I could handle home schooling him...but he is not developing as a whole person in public school. The school feels some of my complaints are outside the realm of their responsibility...but when he is not where he needs to be academically either...I just have a problem with this. I am exploring all the options at this point. Malachi and I really need your continued prayers. I need wisdom, direction, favor, and answers. Something has to give in our situation. Thanks for listening and bearing with me through these trials I have been facing lately...the half of which I could never share on Facebook. I tend to resort to humor and sarcasm, and engage in a lot of busyness as coping and defense mechanisms...time now to turn more than ever before to God, friends, and my community. Thanks for putting up with me!
Posted on: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 04:55:00 +0000
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