| Subject: Re: dyslexia diagnosis |
Author:
Keith
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Date Posted: 12:51:37 11/16/10 Tue
In reply to:
chanel
's message, "dyslexia diagnosis" on 06:09:52 11/03/10 Wed
I understand the frustration you are going through. With your son trying to run out of the class room, it was a double edge sword. He wanted to run out due to the flight of fight reflex. Yes this is actually a psychological reflex, which your son had little to no control over.
On one hand your son felt this way because of the fears and anxiety of the school and class room situation. On the other hand the teacher has a responsibility to monitor all students for their class period, keep them safe, and to know were they are at all times. So, in part I would imagine the teacher restrained your son for his own safety, and through your son's own struggling to run away was in part causing his own bruising. In doing so, also demonstrating the extent of his anxiety outward with the bruises he received while trying so desperately trying to get out of the situation which was causing the anxiety.
The mix feelings of who is in the wrong, whos actions were wrong, which came first to cause the cascade of situations must be weighing heavily on your mind. Simply put the school is not giving your son the accommodations that are necessary and appropriate for your son to compete in school in the least restrictive manner toward his disability. This is a violation of your son's rights. Even if the school tries to argue that your son has not documented evidence to prove he has a disability, and there for have no responsibility, the law clearly states that public school is required by law to actively seek out students with disabilities, test them, and to insure they get the help that is not just specific to the disability but to how that disability specifically affects your son. So, again it is their responsibility.
Now even when a school may test and accommodate a student, the student may still be doing poorly. They may try to label your son as lazy. I argue that it is not due to the child being lazy but the school is only doing token accommodations and not giving him the accommodations he needs. Thus the grades your son is receiving are more a reflection of the schools laziness to find what works rather than your sons efforts.
The school may try to argue they are doing a long list of things to help your son, it is not about how much they are doing, especially when those pseudo accommodations are not working. But, it is about finding what actually does work for your son. It is not about how hard your son, school and lets not forget teachers because there are teachers who work extremely hard for each and every one of their students, but its about working smart. Finding what does work rather than giving everyone busy work that is unproductive.
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