MIDDLE SCHOOL MAYHEM

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I guess it started at the “meet the teacher confrence”I was expecting

a speech as to what all we would be looking forward to for my son in

the up comming year as well as the infamous manilla envelope with the

hand book as well as all the information forms we need to fill out as

well as the lunch information(as we do each year. Well,the class

wasn’t prepared and there was no speech or papers,we waited around

and then left wonderin why we had to come in the first place.On my

sons schedule he is supposed to have “activites” such as

art,music,and health 4th period switching out over a 9 week period. I

was assuming this was a “given” meaning I was always told that even

though my son is in a structured learning class that he would

be “getting out ” to go into reg.classes during the day.Well,the 2nd

day of school my son told me that he stayed in the “SLC” all day

except for recess and lunch. I aske dhim how come he didn’t go to Art

class,and he said that he wasn’t supposed to go.So that morning I

found out that on his behavior report cart(they use a 1-5 point

system,1 behaving excellently and 5 meaning very poorly)My son

brought home 3 checks in the 3 range,guessing in th emiddle,and it

was then explained to me that he needed to get all 1’s in order to go

to the “activites” planned! This is insane! I have never heard of

using “classes” as a reward or a modivator to behave! I think its

wrong,because most kids won’t care either way if they have those

classes or not,as in the case with my son. I still haven’t recieved

any paper work to fill out and really feel like I don’t know whats

going on at all there.The teacher is new to the school but she has a

wonderful reputation as a behavior specialist. I was told he would

get to get out of the class to what seems like only if he gets the

1’s on his behavor list,so now I’m wonderin what happens if he does

get all 1’s one day and the next not?Are they just going to “give and

take away” as they seem fit? Has anyone hear of this? I can’t seem to

find anyone that will work with me and all the people I spoke to

are”selling the teacher and the class room he is in”which is all

good,but thats not what I’m interrested in the moment. Also being

that my son is a sn child and tends to get bullied,they have been

letting him go off alone at the end of the day,to get on the bus and

such? the first day he got off at the wrong stop and walked home the

rest of the way! i mean they have no one watching these kids at the

end of the day and i asked my son what happens if someone bothers

you? he told me i guess i have to handle it myself. ok,i just think

some safety should be out there with that many kids.what do you all

think? it seems each day i am finding that this school is just more

unorganized then ever,and i can’t home school him. i am just so

dissappointed in the whole system at this point! no wonder so many sn

kids slip through the cracks because of the way they are treated!its

a shame!

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