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My oldest son is a principal at an urban inner city elementary school. One class has been "evacuated" 36 times since the beginning of school. The student causing all the trouble lives with grandma and hits, bites, curses, spits on, and generally trashes the classroom. He does this to other students and adults. He has a med script, but seldom takes it. The disruptive student has a 504 plan, has had a "Manifestation" hearing and cannot be expelled for his behavior. According to policy, adults may not physically touch students; they are trained in "blocking techniques" instead. How the day generally goes is as follows; also following the "plan".
When student shows signs of becoming disruptive, the teacher and aide will try to calm him down while keeping him in class. This usually involves 20-50 minutes of trying to work with him.
If he starts to escalate, the classroom is evacuated (students go to cafeteria) and an administrator takes over.
The administrator tries to coax the student into the "Recovery" room. This usually takes another 20-30 minutes.
Once the disruptive student is in the Recovery room the students may return to class, and clean it up I assume, since it's usually trashed. (Displays torn off walls, chairs and books thrown around, computers turned over, etc.,)
And now it gets better; if the disruptive student calms down finally in the Recovery room, after a time he must be sent back to class, since he has a right to an education.
Where the scenario might repeat itself again the same day....
The teacher in that class told my son she has fallen way behind teaching the rest of the students because of the disruptive student.
What do you do; that's legal? Keep in mind that grandma pretty much has to agree with whatever is done.
(BTW: I tried to add a poll but I wasn't fast enough to meet the 5 minute limit)
When student shows signs of becoming disruptive, the teacher and aide will try to calm him down while keeping him in class. This usually involves 20-50 minutes of trying to work with him.
If he starts to escalate, the classroom is evacuated (students go to cafeteria) and an administrator takes over.
The administrator tries to coax the student into the "Recovery" room. This usually takes another 20-30 minutes.
Once the disruptive student is in the Recovery room the students may return to class, and clean it up I assume, since it's usually trashed. (Displays torn off walls, chairs and books thrown around, computers turned over, etc.,)
And now it gets better; if the disruptive student calms down finally in the Recovery room, after a time he must be sent back to class, since he has a right to an education.
Where the scenario might repeat itself again the same day....
The teacher in that class told my son she has fallen way behind teaching the rest of the students because of the disruptive student.
What do you do; that's legal? Keep in mind that grandma pretty much has to agree with whatever is done.
(BTW: I tried to add a poll but I wasn't fast enough to meet the 5 minute limit)
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