RE: In school suspension for 1st grader

[Guest guest]

Pardon my lateness; as usual I’m behind on email!

We went down the work refusal road with our son too but at a

much later time (middle school). I seriously doubt punishing your son

will help with this. What worked for our son was to use positive

motivation. Initially he would get time to play with his trains, time on

the computer or get to go to the library. This only after his work was

finished. If the class was 45 minutes and he finished his work in 30, he

got to choose which to do. We eventually phased out the trains and

replaced it with time with an adult of his choice. The idea was

loosely based on the principles of positive behavior support. If you

school balks, ask them if they would like to work for free and be punished when

they didn’t.

Tonya

From:

Texas-Autism-Advocacy

[mailto:Texas-Autism-Advocacy ] On Behalf Of dclybrk

Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 4:23 PM

To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

Subject: In school suspension for 1st grader

My just turned 7 year old is going to be sent

to ISS tomorrow. For the

last week he has decided he does not want to do his classwork. He has

lost all of his center time for the last week and much of his recess

time. Asst. principal said " maybe this will make him decide to do his

classroom work " .

This is my first trip down this road to ISS. Anybody have any input?

I'm wondering about him being in a room alone with a substitute teacher

that does not know him or how to handle him all day long. Change is

our greatest problem and now they want to isolate him in a room he's

never been in with a person he doesn't know so they can " show him " he

needs to do his classroom work.

Donna

[Guest guest]

Leave it to Texas schools! The child refuses to do class

work, so they send them home for a day. Anyone else have a problem with

this picture?

Tonya

From:

Texas-Autism-Advocacy

[mailto:Texas-Autism-Advocacy ] On Behalf Of dclybrk

Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 12:19 PM

To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

Subject: Re: In school suspension for 1st grader

Here's what has happened. I refused to have him

in ISS so as the

alternative we came home for at home suspension for one day.

But, I spent 2 hours this morning in in-dept conversations with

principals, teachers and staff. Like I've been trying to tell them,

he is reacting to outside stimulation, if you catch that before he

gets out of control then the situations can almost always be

difused. But in a 1-20 ratio or even 2-20 classroom that is next to

impossible. I requested and got my emergency ARD for Thursday and

will temporarilly put him in INC (individual needs class). This is

2 teachers with 3 kids (mine being one of the 3). He will receive his

classroom instruction in that room. Lower lights, quiet, calm room.

He will still go to lunch, recess, PE, computer and do " fun stuff "

with his other room. Just going to get the quiet atmosphere he needs

along with a hands on sp ed teacher that is going to start from the

beginning and make sure he has not missed any basic core skills.

Finally someone listened to me and heard what I been trying to say

all along. We showed him the room and we stayed with the new teacher

for about an hour and he was much more comfortable. I knew when they

opened the classroom door this is where he should have been placed

all along.

> > >

> > > My just turned 7 year old is going to be sent to ISS tomorrow.

> For

> > the

> > > last week he has decided he does not want to do his classwork.

> He

> > has

> > > lost all of his center time for the last week and much of his

> > recess

> > > time. Asst. principal said " maybe this will make him decide

to

> do

> > his

> > > classroom work " .

> > >

> > > This is my first trip down this road to ISS. Anybody have any

> > input?

> > > I'm wondering about him being in a room alone with a substitute

> > teacher

> > > that does not know him or how to handle him all day long.

Change

> > is

> > > our greatest problem and now they want to isolate him in a room

> > he's

> > > never been in with a person he doesn't know so they can

" show

> him "

> > he

> > > needs to do his classroom work.

> > >

> > > Donna

> > >

> >

>