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Post by epeanymous on Oct 25, 2024 2:15:25 GMT
Hello — there is (was) a child at the middle school who has consistently had behavioral issues that impact others. He had a 1:1 aide and still managed to do things ranging from climbing to the top of unexpanded bleachers (the school had to go into shelter in place while fire fighters rescued him) to choking a female student; lots of other non-life-threatening violence and other issues (he hit one of my kids with a book, and a friend of my kid’s with a water bottle, that kind of thing).
Well, last week he threatened a girl that he was going to stab her with a knife; he brought a knife to school and attempted to do so. Now he is expelled.
My question is — he is 12. What happens to him from here?
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Post by jill8909 on Oct 25, 2024 2:33:01 GMT
In most school districts expulsion is for a set period of time. Most kids come back.
It sounds like this kid is in special ed (1:1 aide) and might need to be placed in a residential school. That's so expensive that most school districts resist.
kids with disabilities can be disciplined - but the school is not supposed to discipline a kid with a disability IF the cause of the kid's behavior is their disability. This can be very hard to determine.
But that does not mean that a dangerous kid stays in school. It should trigger an evaluation about what is the proper placement.
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Post by epeanymous on Oct 25, 2024 2:55:45 GMT
In most school districts expulsion is for a set period of time. Most kids come back. It sounds like this kid is in special ed (1:1 aide) and might need to be placed in a residential school. That's so expensive that most school districts resist. kids with disabilities can be disciplined - but the school is not supposed to discipline a kid with a disability IF the cause of the kid's behavior is their disability. This can be very hard to determine. But that does not mean that a dangerous kid stays in school. It should trigger an evaluation about what is the proper placement. Thank you. Basically a group of parents at the school are really upset (the group includes the parents of the girl he tried to stab), and I am trying to figure out, realistically, how likely it is he returns to the school, as the school (appropriately) can’t give other parents information about the child. Sounds like it’s an uncertainty. |
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seaexplore
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Post by seaexplore on Oct 25, 2024 3:31:46 GMT
In MY district….. If the student is in special Ed, they will have a manifestation meeting to determine if his behaviors are related to his specific disabilities. Pending that outcome, if he is truly expelled, he will be given a list of things he must do (usually grades, behavior, counseling) in order to come back to the school in a year. If all criteria are met, the school board will have a meeting to determine if he can return or not. If it is part of his disability, he will probably be moved to a more restrictive educational setting.
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katybee
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Post by katybee on Oct 25, 2024 3:40:09 GMT
In all the districts I’ve worked in, kids are never expelled. They are sent to alternative schools.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Oct 25, 2024 3:40:17 GMT
In some districts he will be re enrolled into a different school with no info provided to the new school's parents to start the whole cycle over again.
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Post by Merge on Oct 25, 2024 10:28:57 GMT
He can enroll in a charter school or another school district with those parents none the wiser.
Ideally, he'd be placed in a self-contained setting with very limited contact with other students until his behaviors are better controlled, but there is rarely funding for that kind of thing.
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