school issues

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Here we again!

Olivia started school yesterday, and already she is running into problems.

Prior, to her starting school this year, she informed me that she did NOT

want me to talk to the class about her situation. She wants to be known

as Olivia, not Olivia with scoliosis. While I respect her feelings on

this 100%, I came to the conclusion that this approach was not a good one.

Olivia has no special needs, and you can barely even tell that she

suffers from scoliosis. My issue is, if we dont inform the children of

her back issues, they may not be sensitive to her very minimal needs.

Which would be not to knock her down, or hit her back. Thats it. I fear

that by not discussing these 2 issues with the children, I am not only

doing a disservice to Olivia, but also the other children. Imagine, that

one of them accidentaly knocked her down causing the rods to dislodge or

break her ribs......Not only would Olivia feel horrible, but the child

responsible would also be devistated.....So, I made the decision last

night, that I would talk to her classmates on Thurs.

I mentioned this to her teachers this a.m., and apparently one of them

discussed this briefly with the class this a.m. Right after the

discussion, some little boy in the class stated that Olivia walks funny

and that she sticks her butt out when she walks! (his exact words)

Anyway, I am on my way to her class again in a few minutes to discuss this

with the teachers. This needs to be addressed immediately, so things dont

spiral out of control.

Thanks for listening. I needed to vent! Please share with me any ideas

that you may have on how to properly handle this. This is all new to me

and I want to deal with this appropriately.

Thanks for any input.

Trying not to overreact...

HRH