School and my son

United States
September 10, 2007 7:20pm CST
I need advice.Very badly.My son who is 13 and should be in 7th grade at our regular middle school is this year placed in a "alternative " school.This school sits away from the regular middle school and he is placed in with a couple other other middle school kids and the rest is high schoolers.And let me tell these kids are not good kids.They have fought and terrorized others at school, some has missed too many days of school for some reason or other.The building is only a two class room place.And they don't teach the regular stuff like math and so on, I was told that the first quarter they learn anger management stuff.And then the second half they do the math and so on.My son has struggled to learn everything he has,he is a slow learner and all,I am so afraid he will be so behind when and if he get to go back to the regular middle school.And I have found out this past week after my son turning in his dr.'s note not to be running or extended walking, he is still made to do it.He has a torn muscle in his leg for God's sake!The bus driver hates him and my other kids, he trys every year to keep them kicked off his bus.And he is starting it again, my son came home with a pink slip and he told me it was over the water bottle on the bus mom, and I had already to his teacher about it.He didn't even have a water bottl ewith him that day on the bus when he was accused to be making noises with it.He had gave me his water bottle when the bus pulled up at the bus stop.I have went to the super for over everything last year and I was told it was a privelege that my kids got to go to this school(R. County schools) .And threatened if they didn't be good they would be kicked out of the school and they then would have to go to the schools in the county I live in.You see I live down a long road that goes back into another county(E .County).But the only way out of it is to go into the the county (R.County)So what should I do.I chose to send my kids to R.County schools and not (E.Schools) because of how the E. schools are operated.Now they are looking better.And since my son has been in this Alernative school he has been mouthy,smart you -know-what,fights with his sisters more than ever,fight,fights with them, screams at me and all! What should I do.Please help.
2 responses
@HighReed1 (1126)
• United States
11 Sep 07
Have you tried the school board? I am confused about something...how is it a privilege to go to the school they're in now? Is it a private school? Did you have to pay for them to go there? From what you're describing, it doesn't sound like such a 'privilege' to me. You might check out the other school. It might be better in the long run for your kids. My son had the same type of problem. His teachers would bust him for his ADHD symptoms, even after having the special meeting for 'handicapped' kids. That's what ADHD kids were labeled. He would walk into class first thing in the am and get a pink slip. He hadn't even had TIME to do anything and he was in trouble. He got sent to an alternative school. Doesn't sound as bad as the one your son is stuck in. Run and set-up properly, they are very helpful. The problems he ran into with the teachers that hated him soured my son on school. He dropped out the day he turned 16. Try the board. If you have to, try to go higher if you get no satisfaction.
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@men82in (1268)
• India
11 Sep 07
Whenevr time permits let him do some simple exercise with and before you so that he could be controlled by you gradually. Let him see the comedies and cartoons upto his age series. While in home let him eat before you the eateries whatever may be so that you can follow the way of behaviou and to correcting him. We can't blame the middle or county school management's for our sons' behaviour we have correct him for his betterment in life mainly in the punctuality.