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Hello,

If your son is distrupting the class, the school can make other provisions to provide education for him elsewhere in the school district.

If it has been determined through testing and/or a consult with the school psychologist that his behavior can not be controlled within the confines of a regular class, then, yes they can recommend special education. In these classes, the teachers are credentialed in this type of teaching and are better trained and equipped to deal with any special needs or behaviorial outbursts. These classes are usually smaller and afford the child more "one on one" attention and in some cases, great strides are achieved and the child can be returned to the general class population.

The positive spin on this is that you are fortunate to have this type of education readily available. In some school districts, the help doesn't come as readily and it is a huge burden on the parents to often find a school for their child on their own accord.

Please let me know if you have questions.

Edited by Medicine&Law on January 23 2007 at 12:04am

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well he crys and screams when he doesnt want to form a task and they tell me that they are able to controll him. the special ed class is not much smaller then the class he is already in and also hired an aide to work one on one with him. he has more good days then bad the problem is he wants what he wants he is a spoiled brat. he does not have an emotional problem. He does have a speach problem and they claim he is immature for 1st grade can the still push him out the other school is to far from my home since incase of an emergency i cannot get to him on foot. i do not drive.

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Besides answering legal questions, I am also a Registered Nurse and Grandmother. I will try to help you as best as I can.

Have you considered taking your son to a child psychotherapist? It would be helpful for him to be evaluated and treated for anger management and behavior modification. You as a parent would also learn techniques to avoid these outbursts.

You have mentioned that he is a "spoiled brat" that might be part of the problem, in addition to the fact he is immature for his age. I know how it is often easier to give in to the tantrums, rather than stand your ground and not give in. You will need to "raise the bar" and change the approach to how he is disciplined and made to understand that he can not always have his way. Use a reward system for good behavior and take away priviledges and toys for bad behavior.

The problem is that when a child disrupts a class, it is not fair to the teacher or other students. A much as this is an inconvenience to you, the school does have the right to place any child in a special education class.   In view of the fact that he has been deemed immature and has a speech problem, this might be the best route at this time.

In some cases, when children are considered immature, the parents are informed that it might be best to delay kindergarten, repeat kindergartn or is some cases have the child start school when they are six rather than five.

If you can work with a therapist to improve your son's behavior, you may have a chance to have him rejoin a class in his school.

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i have met with the physcologist and she claims he has more good then bad days and that once he is spoken to he can be re directed. we do time out and so does the school. i havent been told he has need any time outs. when we are home and its time for homework he tells me i want a time out so he doesnt have to do his homework. he doesnt win with me.hah i do get a behavior chart once a week and ranges from 1-10 that i asked for most of the time he gets 5 and above. i am not in denil that he mis behves he is learning like i said he is a brat. i dont feel special ed due to behavior is the right thing. new school new friends . he is use to the school he is in which took awhile since he didntwant to leave me. he is the youngest in his class and this was his 1st year of school. he turned 5 the end of nov, his classmates are turning 6

It sounds as if you are on the right track with his behavior and it appears he can't get his way with you, so that is all positive.

You might want to ask to make an appointment with the school and ask them to rethink this whole situation. You may or may not have luck. As he is a little immature, you might ask the school instead of sending him to special ed, that you take him out of school for this year and that you will put him in pre-school, three days a week or even five. It might be good for him to have structure during the day, but also allow him to mature and retry formal school next September. You might even consider continuing the pre-school during the entire summer.

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it might sound mean which i dont mean to be but if he needed special ed for learning i am all for it but because he cries to munipulate and get his way it not the answer. i was thinking maybe home schooling and asking them to leave him back. if he was born 5 days 5 days later he would of went to school next year.

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i wish i could talk to you all night you made me feel a little better but i could talk to you all night but i cant afford to keep paying . i am so besides myself cause i know what he can do and i just wish he would do it.

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