“Oppositional Defiance Disorder” is a diagnosis that can get a student an IEP.

So a disruptive, violent child can show up to school every day - throw chairs, bring drugs to school - then get mom or dad to take them to the doc to diagnose them with ODD. It’s a manifestation of their disability.

“Inclusion” also means that these children need to be placed in the same classroom as all the other children. So 29 children are subject to the violence of 1.

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[–] [S] 0 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

I am a teacher that is sick of physical and verbal abuse directed at me and my other students being shrugged off because the student has an IEP.

This is an ongoing issue that you can talk to probably ANY public school teacher in the United States about.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 minutes ago (1 child)

    I did talk to them about the safety plan for my child. And I spoke to my child. One thing that was really helpful was having a supportive team of people at the school who understood my child's circumstances and needs. They were incredibly supportive and helped us find the support we needed outside of school. Kid is doing great now.

    While you may not like it, supporting all students is the expectation of a teacher. I'm sorry the parents are shitty to you, but a lot of that comes from having to deal with shitty teachers over and over again. You get to choose if you want to make things better or worse for your students.

    I hope you get the help that you need (all care givers of kids like this need therapy, it really helps) and can think about if you want to keep helping. Otherwise, you're the problem here, not the kids who need help.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 5 minutes ago

    You get to choose if you want to make things better or worse for your students.

    No. The kid who is untouchable because he has an IEP who has spent every day either throwing things at other children, stopping class to scream curse words at me, or breaking the equipment I bought with my own money because I love my kids and want them to learn is the one who is given that choice.

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