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Hi All!

I was referred to this board by Al in Naperville. He spoke to me the other night

he gave me some very good advice.

If you don't mind I would like to share it here and see what thoughts you might

have.

My son has an IEP, he has Sensory Integration Dysfunction (or whatever they are

calling it today). He as been labeled with an Emotional Disorder, I guess

because they don't know how else to label him.

I found out by chance that he should have been getting OT at school just last

year. Don't see that he's getting it this year, though he is supposed to.

He was suspended from school the other day for the exact behaviors he as the IEP

for. They have been making a habit of calling me to pick him up when they cannot

handle him and this is the first time they called it a suspension. My gut

feeling is that they are doing this to get him out of their hair because they

don't want or know how to deal with him.

Al said someone with experience should take a look at his IEP and go with me to

the next meeting.

I am on my on, my son's father does no beleive SID exists and had interfered in

his therapy and just badgers the school and everyone involved, so he clearly is

no help. Luckily I have sole custody (and he wonders why).

Anyway, i think I should try to fight the suspension, though he's already served

it. From what I can tell, this school's policy is to suspend, regardless of IEP.

They have kicked another 9-year-old kid out numerous times this year, almost

weekly.

It seems clear to me that they don't know what they're doing. Even last year,

the ED/BD teacher would call me all of the time tattling on my son and I would

always think to myself, " didn't she go to school for this? Why is she calling

me? " I would have to come up with ideas for them to try.

Of course there is more to the story, but I don't want to write a novel, here.

Thanks,

Tamie

Oswego School District 308, Kendall County