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Old Feb 13, 2008, 05:08 PM
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Gracey Gracey is offline
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I talked with the kids school today and I am about to be lit off big time!!!

My son has been struggling. They first (of course) suggested that he was ADD b/c he was different from the rest of the kids. Of course he is. . .two thirds of them are drugged b/c they "have" add and he isn't drugged. He's TEN. They think he had add b/c he'd tap his pencil, his foot, wouldn't ALWAYS focus on his work. This is a child who scores above the class average, and on his state exams, scores in the top ten percent. Additionally, we had him tested. The NUERO PSYCHIATRIST said that our son does not have ADD, has an IQ of 130, and is probably bored.

Today, I spoke with the headmistress and she tells me she is worried about him. Frankly, I'm worried too. I think he's a little depressed. That isn't unusual considering that since Christmas mom lost her job, has relocated without the rest of the family to Ohio, and he is having these issues at school. What do you think? Who wouldn't be depressed!!! Essentially their attitude is that if he doesn't "straighten out his behavior" (depression is a behavior?) then he can't stay there. Oh great, let's take a depressed kid and kick him out. . .that should matters greatly. I notice also they pulled this crap AFTER I left - there was plenty of time to discuss this with me before hand.

I'm pissed. BIG TIME pissed off. I'm stuck four states away from my baby and dealing with these crazy people and their BS.
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