I have a 4 th grader and we are going to be facing our second manifestation meeting in the last 10 days. I am so disappointed and appalled by the way the school system has treated my child. The incidents that have causes his disruptive behaviors have not been helped by the school employees. I am in no way saying that my child is not at fault, but at the end of the day the school employees continue to break protocols and not follow his behavior plan. They have put my son in dangerous situations and continue to backtrack and try to cover themselves. My son had an episode today which could have been resolved had the school been properly prepared and knowledgeable about what to do however this incident resulted in my son being suspended and to top it off diagnosed with a concussion due to the negligence of the staff involved. While the injury to my child is one thing that angers me I am even more angry that I was not and still have not been notified that my son hit his head. THIS IS NOT OKAY. This is not the first issue I have had from the school, but is the most recent.
Okay so rant over and down to business. There is this meeting coming up and we had one last week as well. During the last meeting the school determined that my child's behavior was not a manifestation of his disability due to not having the appropriate "school diagnosis" and the diagnosis from his regular provider is not sufficient to add as his primary. I anticipate this meeting having the same outcome, but now they are wanting to change his placement and continue to fail to recognize his ASD diagnosis. The school has failed my child. There is a ton of back story to the struggles we have encountered with the school, but it is a lot to put out there a d I could be here for hours explaining.
So with that said is there anyone else out there that has had these meetings or has any advise. I feel that I am fighting a battle I can not win no matter what I do. Please help... Any advise or previous experience would be greatly appreciated.
