My daughter has been off school Thursday and today due to staff shortage. I have been told that on Monday she could have her reward because she couldn't have it today. I have just recently had a phone call telling me that there will still be a staff shortage on Monday and Tuesday therefore she still won't be in. I've told them that they will need to be dropping work off for her because she's getting bored already.
I've broken the news to her and she went straight into a full blown meltdown. She is devastated. It's the only school she's been happy at and enjoyed going and has told me that after next week, she won't be going in after the half term. She said it's not fair this keeps happening and she's making an effort to know new staff and work with more people. She also has had an amazing term and is not happy with the end result. She has end of term reward next week which is now playing on her mind because she doesn't know what she's doing, who her staff are, and what day. She is very upset and I totally understand.
She is so upset that she has hurt herself by biting and headbaging. Her hand was slightly bleeding and is patched up now. I can't see her like this. She's never been happier in school and she said that she might as well start hating school so if it happens again she wouldn't care if she was in or not. She's starting to get very negative about this. I also have a feeling she has PTSD from previous schools and all the change and this is not helping. She looks back and we've come so far getting school right and I think this is now the trigger point and this are going to go sideways with her and the school.
I'm going to see how she goes next week and what her frame of mind is because it changes all the time. This will affect her relationship and how she views the school and staff. If it's that bad and she isn't happy, I may pull her out but that is a big decision and will affect her in many ways. It will be up to her. She honselty loves school even though I may give the impression she doesn't.
