Magically Transported

I'm entering this out of sequence, but I didn't want to neglect noting this restraint in my blog, because it helps me to see how often this stuff happens in one year.

Nathan's day was very good until they began the math lesson in the afternoon. He had a quarter in class that the the teacher had asked him to put away. He was asked to put it away because he was banging it on the table during class. He took the quarter out again in the afternoon and was making noises with it. He had been asked four times to put the quarter away before he was told if they heard it again it would be put on his teacher's desk. He continued the behavior so they tried to take the quarter off the table. He snatched the quarter, crawled under the table, and grabbed the table leg.

He was again told to give up the quarter and he said it was his. He was told that there would be a consequence for his choices and told the teacher to go away.

He was then given the consequence of not being allowed to purchase popcorn on the next popcorn day. He then said he didn't care. Then he pushed the table against the chair of another student that pinned that student between the tables. They were able to remove the student from the area, but he continued to push the table against the other table now pinning the two remaining students. They then told him he had to leave the room. He was asked to follow them. He refused to walk with them. So they transported him to the office so he could collect himself. He calmed down and returned to class to collect his things to go to daycare.

He was not be able to purchase popcorn on popcorn day.

When I asked the teacher if by "transported him" they meant that they restrained, removed and secluded him, I was informed that grabbing him by the arms and forcefully dragging him from the room is not "restraint." It is "transport," and this is not restraint. Yeah, right. According to the State Board of Ed, it's restraint all right.