Re: Re: Question about schoo/Paper trail/Roxanna

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You are going to love this one, Roxanna....when the Asst. Principal called ...we talked for quite a while...I stood FIRM....I didn't let her back me into a corner...she had me on speaker phone with the Spec.Ed. Supervisor whom I truly like.

Anyways, this is the good part...the part I want to laugh at and know you will get a big kick out of....at the end of the conversation, the asst. principal said ....Just call me right away with any problems...I would prefer that than emails. Ha! Don't think so...Roxanna taught me to leave a paper trail.....thank you. And, that is what I am doing...after our conversation, I emailed her back and reiterated what we discussed. hee hee...thanks Roxanna....I am such a good learner and you are such a good teacher.

jan

Janice Rushen

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From: T <juice00000msn (DOT) com>Subject: ( ) Re: Question about school buses leaving early Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009, 3:24 PM

You are welcome! I hope you can get it resolved satisfactorily.TJ > > > >> > > > Hi everyone .....I am going to throw this out to all of you....and see what you think or know for a fact. > > > > > > > > My son rides a smaller bus becuase he was getting in trouble on the larger one...kids picked on him and teased him...he didn't know his own space and annoyed kids...etc. etc. So we put him on a small bus with about 3 kids on it. He comes home in a better mood...less noise, less stress and no picking on. > > > > > > > > But here comes the problem..... the bus leaves earlier then the regular buses. They tell me 15 min.

I know for a fact that the high school students leave 1/2 hour early as I work in the school district. > > > > > > > > Now here is the corker....at the transition meeting...the teacher said she was very concerned about his IEP because it states he can take up to 4 sensory breaks a day. She was afraid he was going to ABUSE it. She said you know how kids love to get out of class. She was afraid of him missing academic time. I informed her that so far my son has never taken a break...not once. In fact, I told her I want the teacher to monitor him and make him take one when they see he is tired or stress ....Then they told me since my son is allowed to retake a test if his grade is below a 70, that he would have to take it after school. They are afraid of him missing academic time. Ok....that is fine...I understand.. ..but then I dropped the bomb.> > > > > > > > I told them at the

meeting...since the buses leave early, I didn't want my son in an academic class at the end of the day. He had math this past year and missed 15 -20 min. of academic time. Well, guess what...since he is in band...he will have math at the end of day...in fact both red and blue teams have math at the end of the day. Only the white team doesn't and that is becuase they don't have band. > > > > The teacher said....oh, he can take a few worksheets home and work on them. Yeah, right. Who is she kidding...I can't get him to do 3 math problems without having a fight and she thinks he will do 2 math sheets. OMG! Each time now I get angrier and angrier when I think about it. It is okay for my son to miss academic time when it is convenient for them....but otherwise NO!> > > > > > > > So, I wrote the asst. principal and the case manager....basicall y I told them that my son was not being give his right to a full

academic day like all the other students. Discrimination. I added up 15 min. a day which come to 1 1/4 hours a week or 5 hours a month or 45 hours a year...so I gave them some choices:> > > > > > > > 1. Put him back on the reg. bus (not such a great idea)> > > > 2. Put him on another small bus that leaves at the regular dismisal time> > > > 3. Give a tutor for 1 1/4 hours to make up the difference ...plus he should get one for all the time he lost last year.> > > > 4. Put him in a math class that is not at the end of the day.> > > > > > > > My son stuggles with math and he needs all the time he can get with the teacher. A lot of time they let the students work on their math homework and have the teacher to help them. So, he is missing all this. Plus I truly believe what they are doing is Illegal. Does anyone know this for sure???> >

> > > > > > I would appreciate your comments.> > > > > > > > jan> > > >> > >> >>

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Wired? Do you mean sent them emails on their phones or put a mike on them to hear what is going on?

Roxanna

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." E. Burke

( ) Re: Question about school buses leaving early

Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009, 3:24 PM

You are welcome! I hope you can get it resolved satisfactorily.

TJ

> > > >

> > > > Hi everyone .....I am going to throw this out to all of you....and see what you think or know for a fact.

> > > >

> > > > My son rides a smaller bus becuase he was getting in trouble on the larger one...kids picked on him and teased him...he didn't know his own space and annoyed kids...etc. etc. So we put him on a small bus with about 3 kids on it. He comes home in a better mood...less noise, less stress and no picking on.

> > > >

> > > > But here comes the problem..... the bus leaves earlier then the regular buses. They tell me 15 min.

I know for a fact that the high school students leave 1/2 hour early as I work in the school district.

> > > >

> > > > Now here is the corker....at the transition meeting...the teacher said she was very concerned about his IEP because it states he can take up to 4 sensory breaks a day. She was afraid he was going to ABUSE it. She said you know how kids love to get out of class. She was afraid of him missing academic time. I informed her that so far my son has never taken a break...not once. In fact, I told her I want the teacher to monitor him and make him take one when they see he is tired or stress ....Then they told me since my son is allowed to retake a test if his grade is below a 70, that he would have to take it after school. They are afraid of him missing academic time. Ok....that is fine...I understand.. ..but then I dropped the bomb.

> > > >

> > > > I told them at the

meeting...since the buses leave early, I didn't want my son in an academic class at the end of the day. He had math this past year and missed 15 -20 min. of academic time. Well, guess what...since he is in band...he will have math at the end of day...in fact both red and blue teams have math at the end of the day. Only the white team doesn't and that is becuase they don't have band.

> > > > The teacher said....oh, he can take a few worksheets home and work on them. Yeah, right. Who is she kidding...I can't get him to do 3 math problems without having a fight and she thinks he will do 2 math sheets. OMG! Each time now I get angrier and angrier when I think about it. It is okay for my son to miss academic time when it is convenient for them....but otherwise NO!

> > > >

> > > > So, I wrote the asst. principal and the case manager....basicall y I told them that my son was not being give his right to a full

academic day like all the other students. Discrimination. I added up 15 min. a day which come to 1 1/4 hours a week or 5 hours a month or 45 hours a year...so I gave them some choices:

> > > >

> > > > 1. Put him back on the reg. bus (not such a great idea)

> > > > 2. Put him on another small bus that leaves at the regular dismisal time

> > > > 3. Give a tutor for 1 1/4 hours to make up the difference ...plus he should get one for all the time he lost last year.

> > > > 4. Put him in a math class that is not at the end of the day.

> > > >

> > > > My son stuggles with math and he needs all the time he can get with the teacher. A lot of time they let the students work on their math homework and have the teacher to help them. So, he is missing all this. Plus I truly believe what they are doing is Illegal. Does anyone know this for sure???

> >

> >

> > > > I would appreciate your comments.

> > > >

> > > > jan

> > > >

> > >

> >

>

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Only thing is ....I don't think they would allow him to video record. Tape player could be hidden.

Janice Rushen

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From: T <juice00000msn (DOT) com>Subject: ( ) Re: Question about school buses leaving early Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009, 3:24 PM

You are welcome! I hope you can get it resolved satisfactorily.TJ > > > >> > > > Hi everyone .....I am going to throw this out to all of you....and see what you think or know for a fact. > > > > > > > > My son rides a smaller bus becuase he was getting in trouble on the larger one...kids picked on him and teased him...he didn't know his own space and annoyed kids...etc. etc. So we put him on a small bus with about 3 kids on it. He comes home in a better mood...less noise, less stress and no picking on. > > > > > > > > But here comes the

problem..... the bus leaves earlier then the regular buses. They tell me 15 min. I know for a fact that the high school students leave 1/2 hour early as I work in the school district. > > > > > > > > Now here is the corker....at the transition meeting...the teacher said she was very concerned about his IEP because it states he can take up to 4 sensory breaks a day. She was afraid he was going to ABUSE it. She said you know how kids love to get out of class. She was afraid of him missing academic time. I informed her that so far my son has never taken a break...not once. In fact, I told her I want the teacher to monitor him and make him take one when they see he is tired or stress ....Then they told me since my son is allowed to retake a test if his grade is below a 70, that he would have to take it after school. They are afraid of him missing academic time. Ok....that is fine...I understand.. ..but then I dropped the

bomb.> > > > > > > > I told them at the meeting...since the buses leave early, I didn't want my son in an academic class at the end of the day. He had math this past year and missed 15 -20 min. of academic time. Well, guess what...since he is in band...he will have math at the end of day...in fact both red and blue teams have math at the end of the day. Only the white team doesn't and that is becuase they don't have band. > > > > The teacher said....oh, he can take a few worksheets home and work on them. Yeah, right. Who is she kidding...I can't get him to do 3 math problems without having a fight and she thinks he will do 2 math sheets. OMG! Each time now I get angrier and angrier when I think about it. It is okay for my son to miss academic time when it is convenient for them....but otherwise NO!> > > > > > > > So, I wrote the asst. principal and the case

manager....basicall y I told them that my son was not being give his right to a full academic day like all the other students. Discrimination. I added up 15 min. a day which come to 1 1/4 hours a week or 5 hours a month or 45 hours a year...so I gave them some choices:> > > > > > > > 1. Put him back on the reg. bus (not such a great idea)> > > > 2. Put him on another small bus that leaves at the regular dismisal time> > > > 3. Give a tutor for 1 1/4 hours to make up the difference ...plus he should get one for all the time he lost last year.> > > > 4. Put him in a math class that is not at the end of the day.> > > > > > > > My son stuggles with math and he needs all the time he can get with the teacher. A lot of time they let the students work on their math homework and have the teacher to help them. So, he is missing all this. Plus I truly

believe what they are doing is Illegal. Does anyone know this for sure???> > > > > > > > I would appreciate your comments.> > > > > > > > jan> > > >> > >> >>

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