tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post6830497930157721421..comments2024-03-11T11:13:12.066-05:00Comments on Homeschool and Etc.: Change in the Classroom!Happy Elf Mom (Christine)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-14081256385290482009-05-08T19:22:00.000-05:002009-05-08T19:22:00.000-05:00Luke, I was just shocked when I followed that link...Luke, I was just shocked when I followed that link... Just shocked!<br /><br />Joe, I know what you mean. G is in a good place *right now,* and *right now* the staff is very respectful. All that could change in an instant. But I am most concerned with the smaller or "more handicapped" ones. Sorry, no other way to put it.<br /><br />DF, mixed feelings on that. Usually the cops know a stupid arrest when they see one, though by the time they arrived the staff probably has worked the kid into a frenzy. :[Happy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-3653737708104013612009-05-07T20:30:00.000-05:002009-05-07T20:30:00.000-05:00Some schools are crazy enough to call the police a...Some schools are crazy enough to call the police and have kids handcuffed.Daddy Foreverhttp://daddyforever.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-56418832836197338202009-05-07T15:06:00.000-05:002009-05-07T15:06:00.000-05:00But I will say that during the course of "difficul...<B><I>But I will say that during the course of "difficult interactions," the staff is going to think twice before sending my 6 ft. 1 inch kid to a closet. First off, they're going to have quite the physical fight on their hands if they try to make him do something against his will. Second, my son can not only speak, but he can remember faces and names. </I></B>I think that you've gotten at the crux of the thing here.<br /><br />Now why the schools don't consider these things themselves, and hold themselves to a higher standard (or at least a consistent standard) is beyond me.<br /><br />Some in the schools still engage in verbal bullying of older kids, I think because it's always "their word against your kids, and they're the teacher so they're right."<br /><br />JoeClub 166https://www.blogger.com/profile/01816977079856902634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-70776579352145431892009-05-07T09:17:00.000-05:002009-05-07T09:17:00.000-05:00Ah, America: Where a pedophile is protected agains...Ah, America: Where a pedophile is protected against "<A HREF="http://johnscorner.blogspot.com/2009/05/free-speech-about-to-be-squashed-in.html" REL="nofollow">hate crimes</A>" and children with real needs are abused with tax-payer money.<br /><br />May our leaders have more wisdom than they have demonstrated in recent days and years.<br /><br /> ~LukeLuke Holzmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799632321310461828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-63759712041520531002009-05-06T16:54:00.000-05:002009-05-06T16:54:00.000-05:00Mrs. C--I just wanted to say how much I admire you...Mrs. C--I just wanted to say how much I admire your passion and dedication. You are an awesome Mom and I know your family is blessed by you. I am so fortunate that I have been able to stay home with my kids, because I have never had to trust their lives and beings into the hands of strangers. It can be a scary thing. We should all do more to help make sure our schools and systems in place for our children--work the way they are intended, providing a safe place for our children to learn and to grow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-53315009215268695112009-05-06T16:32:00.000-05:002009-05-06T16:32:00.000-05:00Oh, Julie, my heart is breaking for you!! I'm so ...Oh, Julie, my heart is breaking for you!! I'm so sorry!Happy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212741399857110313.post-10281114901879214262009-05-06T15:44:00.000-05:002009-05-06T15:44:00.000-05:00Marissa has been extremely passive aggressive late...Marissa has been extremely passive aggressive lately. She has worn out her case worker, the youth leaders and, yes, even me. Her caseworker just called today and offered to help Marissa get placed in a nearby charter school with a Day Treatment Program for children with mental illness.<br /><br />My first thought was this school has existed since before I brought Marissa home and no one ever mentioned it. It existed when I was locking up all sharp objects in my house because Marissa was suicidal and cutting herself and no one mentioned it. Why now?<br /><br />My next thought was to check it out on the Internet. Parents who take the time to write about such things have positive things to say. The school started with a grant 4 years ago with just a handful of students and now has over 100 full time students. I couldn't find one negative review. But, while I could find no reports of it being used, a special investigation found and reported a locked seclusion room. <br /><br />The school has a transition program that will allow Marissa to learn and practice independent living skills, a job training program, etc. It is everything I have asked for to help Marissa become an adult. Marissa could do her entire senior year there and earn a high school degree... <br /><br />Why does it have to have a seclusion room.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com