Guest guest Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Well, n has missed 48 days of school and the headmistress has just called. We officially withdrew him today.They are actually going to let us out of our contract for him for the rest of the year.. I am happily surprised they are letting us out of our contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 I am pulling my seven yo out next year. I am hoping to finish the year but am not sure we'll even get that far. They keep promising action (they don;'t follow his IEP, give him work way above his ability right now, he just isn't learning) Good luck with your efforts and look into Oak Meadow if you want a curriculum (not expensive and very flexible) or the Charlotte Mason Method (really good for spec needs kids but VERY hands on and time consuming....a way of life more than schooling), we use it for my 12 yo asperger child and love it...going to continue that for her next year and order OAK MEADOW for my son (he's more in line and not so scattered academically, just two years behind, yeah...the school is doing great with him!)... > > > Well, n has missed 48 days of school and the headmistress has just called. We officially withdrew him today.They are actually going to let us out of our contract for him for the rest of the year.. I am happily surprised they are letting us out of our contract. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Public school is so much fun to deal with. When we first moved here 3 yrs ago, it took them over a week (almost 2) just to place my son, . I spoke with them about his meltdowns in gym and sent a doctor's statement excusing him from gym and they agreed not to put him in gym. Then they said he had to go to the gym but did not have to participate. Guess what? One day there was a sub who let play and whammo! Kids were scared and hurt and we were called and the police was called and then parents were threatening the principal about lawsuits etc. Well then we had to go to a hearing to see if could return to school. In the meantime he was on home instruction. Finally they placed him at a really great county school where the instructors knew how to work with AS kids. The following school year, our town no longer contracted with that school. Home instruction again while they made promises to find the right place for him. After almost 3 months of the run-around, I finally played my card explaining how I knew that if they couldn't meet his needs that were required to send him to a district that could. All of sudden they had a school for him. Huge Mistake! It was an alternative learning center (with kids from juvenile hall etc). He ran away 2 or 3 times from school. Then finally a new curriculum specialist (who is amazing-love her) found a great school for him. He has so many support systems in place there. Mental health techs, speech therapists, circle-of-friends, paraprofessionals, " safe-places " , Autism organizations that meet with our IEP team monthly to discuss and implement useful strategies/resources. It has been a great year! Next year we get to start all over as he enters high school and 9th grade. Aaaaaaaaargh! I am actually considering an online charter school. We'll see. I would like to hope I can find a similar setup to what he has now, but from what I have heard my options are limited and I have just soooo many horror stories from dealing with public school systems both here in Ohio and in Texas. For now, I am trying not to dwell on it and enjoy his success in school while it lasts. > > > Well, n has missed 48 days of school and the headmistress has just called. We officially withdrew him today.They are actually going to let us out of our contract for him for the rest of the year.. I am happily surprised they are letting us out of our contract. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 I wish I could homeschool him. He is going to get his GED instead. His intelligence is far greater than mine. I couldn't get the boys to sit down and do homework after being in school all day so I know I couldn't homeschool them.But I really appreciate the info. I wish you all the success in homeschooling your kids. I wish I had known their diagnosis years ago so we could have gotten some help along the way, but we didn't find out until they were 16 that they had aspergers and all the abcs that go with it. I guess it is as it is meant to be... and things WILL work out for us , we just aren't going to go about things in the traditional way. I'm glad I can finally accept that, it is hard realizing your kids aren't going to finish high school, go to the prom etc. Toni ( ) Re: school DOES care (haha) >I am pulling my seven yo out next year. I am hoping to finish the year > but am not sure we'll even get that far. They keep promising action > (they don;'t follow his IEP, give him work way above his ability right > now, he just isn't learning) > Good luck with your efforts and look into Oak Meadow if you want a > curriculum (not expensive and very flexible) or the Charlotte Mason > Method (really good for spec needs kids but VERY hands on and time > consuming....a way of life more than schooling), we use it for my 12 yo > asperger child and love it...going to continue that for her next year > and order OAK MEADOW for my son (he's more in line and not so scattered > academically, just two years behind, yeah...the school is doing great > with him!)... > > > > >> >> >> Well, n has missed 48 days of school and the headmistress has > just called. We officially withdrew him today.They are actually going > to let us out of our contract for him for the rest of the year.. I am > happily surprised they are letting us out of our contract. >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 That's great news they aren't holding you to the contract.. LoL maybe they realized.. You won't take any nonsense!!! for awesome autism gear look HERE! http://www.cafepress.com/autismawarenes For Fun Fashion gear look HERE! http://www.cafepress.com/stronggear For Fun Animal Activist Gear go HERE! http://www.cafepress.com/vegetarianrus and don't forget Ribbons of hope! Show your support and show your ribbon. http://www.cafepress.com/ribbonsofhope -- ( ) school DOES care (haha) Well, n has missed 48 days of school and the headmistress has just called. We officially withdrew him today.They are actually going to let us out of our contract for him for the rest of the year.. I am happily surprised they are letting us out of our contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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