Thank you teachers, friends, moms, all. I know well enough how to approach something diplomatically and professionally. I greatly appreciate the opportunity to receive advice from you all so much. I have had such a tough time with this school. And this event brings up a lot of history of disappointment for me. Before I found you guys, before I knew that my 2 olders and I had bp dx, I fought the school for help. They ignored me. The director of special Ed and superntendant of school laughed at me 5-6 years ago when my now 17 yr old boy was in 5th grade, I needed help I suspected bp and asked school for help. We already had a clinical depression dx from a private psych after he tried to hurt himself with some pills at age 11. That guy, with no special Ed degree nor education laughed at me, "I've worked with so many children and I know what I'm talking about. You're son is not bp. He's really bright. He just needs more discipline at home." (12 hospitalizations and lost count of SI and Sui attempts with my older baby, many dx's of bp later).

Yea I'm hurt I'm still outraged at the lack of care. . I will not let this happen to my now 11 yr old baby. I'm sorry, real sorry that teachers have a hard job. My job is hard too. And being a bp mom of 3 (2 dx'd bp so far) with no help from their dads has been real hard too. They just look at me and see a young single mom who must not keep enough order at home. Where is the compassion? I've always worked paid taxes been a taxi service. I didn't plan to have no fathers for my children. I really wanted a family and believed that was the deal. That's real nice if they don't have to suffer bp and raise bp children on their own. That's good cuz no one should have to.

I can't tell them I'm the reason son didn't get to school. I tried that sort of honesty and asking for help from the school 5 years ago with my older 2. They saw my weakness and preyed upon it. I'm not a stupid woman. I was a Latin scholar and a math wiz at one time. But they lied about testing and IEP's for my older kids. I didn't know my / our rights. "We don't test kids when there are problems at home." Lie, illegal. "Your child won't apply for any services unless they are 2 grade levels behind." Lie, illegal. And so they sent my 2 olders to high school where they both attempted several sui's, SI, hospitlizations, trying to get "meds right".

I'm angry it's injustice and it's happening to a lot more children than just my older 2. I was depressed I was lost , I didn't know I had bp too , we were outcasted, chastised. One teacher of my 17 yr old son, when he was 12, very "Christian" lady, told other families that there was darkness around my son and they best keep their child away. Other kids told him this. He had no friends left, no wonder he cut himself all up.

He's going to be ok. He has me. He has a heart bigger than his body. Friend tonight told me he's so handsome he could be a model. I said, well no not really because of all the scares from cutting all over his arms and body. She's the teacher friend who thinks it's ok to be harsh on kids whom I mentioned in OP. she said she couldn't talk about that or comprehend that and that cutting is the stupidest thing anyone can do and that's what she would say if it were her child. I said, you could say that but then your child will shut you out and not tell you anything. People who cut are in serious emotional pain and your relationship, your bond with you child is the most important thing that can save their life. I believe this, I told her this. She apologized and walked away said she can't even stand thinking about it.

So that description above is the type of person allowed to "care" for our children most of the day. She views depression, self-hatred, cutting, as weakness, as "stupid" her words. I'm heart broken, not much more to say right now.