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>a Staff meeting for our son.

>had a meeting about our youngest child’s return to public school. As soon as we started talking about it, the principal piped up and said “public school may not be the best place for him”. the principal was pissed off that my wife and I refused to let a consultant for the school district sit in on the conference call. Plus, we asked for the special education teacher that our son will be working with to be a participant in the next meeting. We were told that the principal couldn’t guarantee that. The principal said that she would see. We set up our meetings a month in advance, how hard would it be to schedule a conference call for a specific teacher? Turns out that the principal might not be able to make that meeting because she has been elected the President of the Chamber of Commerce in our town

>an incident in school.

> my 12 year old, who has high functioning Autism, was provoked with pinching and name calling on Friday to a point where he struck another student. the other student was his best friend. They have an on and off relationship. my son knows it isn’t right for people to fight like that. He also knows that name calling isn’t right. our school has a new principal, so I am hoping to make sure that he understands that while my son deserves a punishment, they need to take somethings into consideration. People with Autism don’t have the best social skills. wish me luck. My son rarely hits anyone. he would have to be seriously pissed off before that would happen. Tweet #fighting4answrs

>1 year — a look back

>It has been a year since I started this blog and its corresponding facebook group. So much has happened. Little did I know that M’s initial attack on his teacher would develop into 2 further attacks, 3 hospitalizations, probation, and a placement in a residential facility. As a result we are exploring our legal options against the school district. We are still holding M accountable for his actions, but feel that the school district should be held accountable for theirs as well. The past year has seen major health challenges for me, as well as a redefinition of what it is to be a man, at least for me. I am still struggling to come to terms with the things I have lost, and am learning to further embrace the things I hold dear to my heart. Friends close to our hearts have been uprooted due to flooding in their