Monthly Archives: August 2012

Planning for the return to school

Well, as August rolls on by we plan for the return to school.  Our oldest leaves for college on Saturday.  Our youngest has been placed on a waiting list for a long term care facility.  The other three kids will be registered for the school year tomorrow.  Where did the summer go? May,   – Graduation June, – Music Camp Speech Camp July, – Vacation – Billings MT Mission trip – San Fransisco August, – leave for college school starts In between we had three hospitalizations for David.  Plus numerous medical appointments.  When school starts again maybe I can have a staycation.   How did your summer go?  Accomplish anything? Tweet #fighting4answrs

mediation results

We had mediation today.  Wasn’t too thrilled with the mediator, but not any choice in the matter. In the end, we let them know that we are pursuing a residential placement for our son. Until that happens, we are going to pursue a day treatment program, which is what the school has wanted since last January. Until either of those two things happen, the school is going to provide the curriculum, and my wife will be teaching him. We could not get the principal to admit her lies, but we didn’t really expect to get that kind of admission either.  At least we came to a consensus regarding our son’s education.  Above all else, he is what is most important. Oh, one other thing, as a plan C, they want us to consider residential placement in either Duluth, MN; Billings, MT; or Denver, CO.  Not sure that anything like that

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Mediation meeting today

Today we meet with the mediator.  On the other side of the table is the school district.  All told, there will be 20 people at this meeting for our son.  It is a struggle for us. We are fighting to keep David in public school in our home town.  We have been fighting for a long time. I don’t know, but, I am tired of the us versus them nature of this struggle.  We should be working together for David’s care, not fighting each other. More as we know it. Related articles Mediation Request redux submitted (whynotfathers.com) a midsummer nights update (whynotfathers.com) Tweet #fighting4answrs