Thread: Madder than a hornet's nest

My son who is considered special needs due to "emotional disturbance" according to his school had a TSS up until the dumb school pulled her and lied to our BCS. I am now looking for an advocate and lawyer and seeing if I can get this straightened out.

Last Thursday, the special education teacher tells my husband that the TSS will be there in the morning and the PCA or teachers aide would be there to assist him in the afternoon. By Friday morning this changed to the PCA/teachers aide will be with him all day and no TSS. I only found out the TSS was pulled when the BCS called and said the school said they discussed pulling the tSS and they said you said it's ok. BULL!

Monday we call the principal to find out when we can arrange a meeting with him to get this all starighten out and he said he has meetings all day and he'll get back to us ASAP.

Today, he didn't call by 3pm, so I called him wanting to know what's going on with the meeting and he tells me that the LEA for our district is "booked solid" right now and we can't have a meeting without her.
I explained my concerns to him and how the school legally can't take the TSS out without our permission and he says "Call Mrs. -----." To boot my son's psychologist spoke to them on Monday and told them her concerns and the only one taking her serious;y is the guidance counselor.

I'm so angry it's unreal.

Thanks for listening.

We have had similar problems with our son and his school. Part of the problem is that the School Boards are having to slash budgets - and this is where some are doing it. Fight. The squeaky wheel will get the grease and the quiet meek ones will get left in the cold. Good Luck.

Thanks guys. The sad part is the TSS comes out of our pockets not the school's. That's another thing I don't understand.

Magically, Mrs. ---- had an opening for tomorrow morning to meet with us. I did find out legally they can take his TSS because it's considered voluntary services under public school system. Let me tell you though they are gonna hear me out tomorrow whether they like it or not.

Waiting for the advocate agency to get back to me. His BSC can't be there as she has other obligations tomorrow.

Again thanks guys!

Well today I get a call from the school at 1030am and they tel me to come pic up my son or they are having him arrested. Mine you he's 6. Anyway, it turns out he hit a counselor and then kicked his principal once. The school says "he's totally out of control." But they are "just doing what's in his best interests."

I'm still fighting and if I have to I will file suit. Still waiting to hear from the advocate and I called her again on Monday, but they said she only comes in once a week to her office as she's in the field the rest of the week.

Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we go through this.

I guess everyone but me understands what a TSS and the other abbreviations you used. Fill me in.
6 seems awfully young to have that diagnoses. Six?

buglebe- sorry... didn't think about spelling out the abbreviations before cause I was so mad.
TSS- therapeutic support staff, someone that can come to school home and community events with the child and child's family

BCS- behavior consultant specialist- they are in charge of the tss and also do what are in the best interest of the child, do observations of the child at school with the tss and at home with parents

PCA- is known as a paraprofessional or teachers aide

LEA- local education agency usually your school's director of special education or a guidance counselor depends on the situation at hand

The school psychologist diagnosed him with "emotional disturbance" and they are trying to rule out adhd and odd. He already has a diagnosis of odd (oppositional defiance disorder) but the school won't recognize it since their psychologist won't diagnosis him with it. We have arranged our own private eval, but it's not until May 20th and then if we want we can provide it to the school in the hopes that they use it.
On another note, he went through heck with his bio mom for the first two years of his life and bio mom pops in and out whenever she sees fit. I think that maybe another reason the school psychologist labeled him with that label.

Any other questions feel free to ask.

Thank you, I understand why you are upset.