got an email from ds2s principal about his attendance

[wambam]

Poor kiddo.

When I was hospitalized in HS, I missed 16 days of school. I got a hard time from two different teachers. The school psychologist was a huge advocate for me and that really helped.

But I know you're already advocating for your kid. He's going to make it through this. I just wish he didn't have to wade through the dark places

[Saint Monica]

I would e-mail that fucker a "reminder" and cc the super

[missyny]

Sounds like a slip-up on counselor's part for sure!  ugh.  He should have investigated the absences first.

Thank God you called school.  ox

I'm sorry, Sue Sue.  You're such a wonderful mom.  He's going to get through all of this. 

[katb]

Would your DS qualify for home teaching? In our school district (and this is what I do P/T), if a student has a medical condition, they can be excused for school for a certain time frame (30, 60, 90+ days) and I go to the home and teach the core subjects once a week. The goal is for the student to not fall behind, to maintain work, and to reenter school as easily as possible.
My students have ranged from pregnancy, broken legs, surgeries, emotional (sometimes suicide attempts, some when working out meds, and some anxiety), community offenses (crimes, fighting), and lots of IBS/Crohns type which can also be tied to stress/emotional.

I have had students a month and some the whole school year because they are not able to go back for whatever reason. I mostly teach HS students but have had a few elementary ones over the years.

[katb]

Mar 7, 2014 15:28:13 GMT -5 @cse1960 said:

Mar 7, 2014 15:24:16 GMT -5 katb said:

Would your DS qualify for home teaching? In our school district (and this is what I do P/T), if a student has a medical condition, they can be excused for school for a certain time frame (30, 60, 90+ days) and I go to the home and teach the core subjects once a week. The goal is for the student to not fall behind, to maintain work, and to reenter school as easily as possible.
My students have ranged from pregnancy, broken legs, surgeries, emotional (sometimes suicide attempts, some when working out meds, and some anxiety), community offenses (crimes, fighting), and lots of IBS/Crohns type which can also be tied to stress/emotional.

I have had students a month and some the whole school year because they are not able to go back for whatever reason. I mostly teach HS students but have had a few elementary ones over the years.

we have a 'medical excuse' program,that he's on. 

 Gotcha.  I hope the principal doesn't badger him and you guys can work it out. 

[sharknado]

Mar 7, 2014 14:56:02 GMT -5 @cse1960 said:

the guidance counselor had not told him of his problems with depression, or how he was struggling with his med increase. 
I swear to god.  The email was all 'attendance is important, we're going to talk with him about attendance being important" omg. 
Please don't distress my kid with this; he knows he's missed. He KNOWS.  I promptly called and very nicely explained his increased depression, the psychologist, the increased meds, etc etc. He was very kind. It's just omg. Really? no one mentioned it to him? He thought my kid was skipping.  Jesus. No, we know he's home, we call in every time, we are working with his teachers, working with the counselor, working with the psychologist. 

PLEASE don't yell at my kid about attendance.  PLEASE. 

Why doesn't he have a 504?

[Deleted]

Poor kid.
My senior year was absolute hell for me. The lowest of lows. I had serious depression and anxiety and I missed 30 some days that year.

My mom always called me in, and I was working with a guidance counselor at school. She arranged for me to take a correspondence class through the mail in order to graduate on time. And even though I had doctor notes and the school knew what was happening one of the deans would call me down every morning after I had missed. It didn't help whatsoever. It only made it worse and added more stress and anxiety.

I feel for him, and I really hope the school can find a way to help him without making him feel badly about something that's beyond his control.