>Back to School
>M had a good first day back to school. Very excited that he got his work done without argument. Didn’t steal anything, and returned borrowed items without prompting. Hope the change lasts. Tweet #fighting4answrs
Author Archives: carl
>M return to school.
>So now I got them to admit that they new he was coming back to school today. Yet no one has talked to me about timing. His whole world at school is changing, shouldn’t we plan for that? he is going from being in a regular classroom to spending most of his time in the resource room. Yet, no one has contacted us to confirm, or plan for his return. I asked for an updated IEP for M, and received what was called a tentative schedule in return. Today when I confirmed his return, I am told to consult he schedule, because while they knew he was coming back, they had no idea that he was coming half days today and tomorrow. While I am positive that we discussed it, we did not communicate in writing, so nothing exists to record the conversation except my memory. I view written communication
>frustrations with schools
>I am a bit frustrated with education in our town. On Monday when I learned that M was coming home, I stopped by the school and let them know. I figured it was common courtesy. I also stated that I would keep him home for two days and then start him back to school on Thursday. Seems that they didn’t understand that. Thus, they were surprised or acted surprised when my wife told them that M would be back at school for the last half of the day tomorrow and the first half of the day on Friday. They hadn’t planned for his return. He will be back full time on Monday, then out for follow up psych visits on Thursday and Friday. He hasn’t been in school for over a week. First because of the hospitalization. Then as a courtesy to them for them to have time to come