The school called and left a message on my cell. They want to change the plans for the days of the field trip. The principal had a nice chat with DS, and they agreed that he would come to school for those three days, and he would work at his own pace, he could do computer work, and he could make his own schedule. Even decide when he would go to lunch. Supposedly, DS was all excited about this. (Yeah, sure. The kid would be more excited to go to school, than to not go to school. Yeah... that makes sense. Not.) This sent up all kinds of red flags. I couldn't imagine my son wanting this.
I was upset. I called DH and left him a message about it. I wanted to consult with him before calling them back. Hey, we arrange for him not to be in school those days because THEY advised us not to send him. Now suddenly they want him there and working? What changed?? Ah yes. Before it was because they didn't want to deal with him on the field trip. Now that he's had too many meltdowns, and this is his punishment to not go, they want to be absolutely sure he is miserable and punished. Missing the trip isn't punishment enough. Let's really sock it to him.
Before I could talk to DH, the teacher called. DS was having a meltdown. (No kidding? Wow, what a surprise. Like I didn't see that coming...) They wanted me to call him on his cell and talk him down. Oh for crying out loud!
I can't believe this. Why can't they just back off and let us handle this? WHY do they have to push and push and push?? Are they completely blind to the fact that he can't handle it? Even when he self destructs right in front of their faces??
I called back and his Case Manager answered his cell phone. She told me she had no idea why he melted down. DUH!! I told her I know why! He's all freaked out about the load of homework they're sending home, and his beloved grandmother is in the hospital again - We spent Friday in the emergency room. And now they're throwing more work at him. And they're making him go to school and work when we told him he can't handle this. Can't they just back off?
I don't know what to tell them. They aren't listening to us. They don't believe us. They are going to push for what they want and to hell with a poor little kid that gets caught in the middle.
We had to go get him from school. He would not calm down. So we keep missing more and more work. And I'm going to be in big trouble if these phone calls (I was on the phone for so long today!) don't stop. I could lose my job. Again. I lost a job a while back because the daycare couldn't handle him. Now it will be because the school can't.
Oh! And I just heard that when DH went to pick up DS from school, he said to DS's aide, "Do you know he spent nine hours doing homework this weekend?" She replied, "Good! Maybe it will make up for the six hours of schoolwork he didn't do on Friday!"
F*** you, you bitch! He wouldn't have missed all that school on Friday if you hadn't sent that shitload of homework home for him and caused him to melt down again!
The end of the school year can't come fast enough.
I was upset. I called DH and left him a message about it. I wanted to consult with him before calling them back. Hey, we arrange for him not to be in school those days because THEY advised us not to send him. Now suddenly they want him there and working? What changed?? Ah yes. Before it was because they didn't want to deal with him on the field trip. Now that he's had too many meltdowns, and this is his punishment to not go, they want to be absolutely sure he is miserable and punished. Missing the trip isn't punishment enough. Let's really sock it to him.
Before I could talk to DH, the teacher called. DS was having a meltdown. (No kidding? Wow, what a surprise. Like I didn't see that coming...) They wanted me to call him on his cell and talk him down. Oh for crying out loud!
I can't believe this. Why can't they just back off and let us handle this? WHY do they have to push and push and push?? Are they completely blind to the fact that he can't handle it? Even when he self destructs right in front of their faces??
I called back and his Case Manager answered his cell phone. She told me she had no idea why he melted down. DUH!! I told her I know why! He's all freaked out about the load of homework they're sending home, and his beloved grandmother is in the hospital again - We spent Friday in the emergency room. And now they're throwing more work at him. And they're making him go to school and work when we told him he can't handle this. Can't they just back off?
I don't know what to tell them. They aren't listening to us. They don't believe us. They are going to push for what they want and to hell with a poor little kid that gets caught in the middle.
We had to go get him from school. He would not calm down. So we keep missing more and more work. And I'm going to be in big trouble if these phone calls (I was on the phone for so long today!) don't stop. I could lose my job. Again. I lost a job a while back because the daycare couldn't handle him. Now it will be because the school can't.
Oh! And I just heard that when DH went to pick up DS from school, he said to DS's aide, "Do you know he spent nine hours doing homework this weekend?" She replied, "Good! Maybe it will make up for the six hours of schoolwork he didn't do on Friday!"
F*** you, you bitch! He wouldn't have missed all that school on Friday if you hadn't sent that shitload of homework home for him and caused him to melt down again!
The end of the school year can't come fast enough.
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