Out of the mouths of babes
Bonnie is rapidly converting all of her anger and frustration with the Mashpee school system into a career as a parent support liaison for the Parent Information Network (PIN), which helped us a lot to understand our rights when Robert and Emmeline's diagnoses first came down.
She still rants frequently. This morning was no exception. James, who's home alone today because Emmeline and Robert are spending the weekend at Grandma's, was quietly playing on his Game Boy Advance. He asked her some questions, and she answered.
Her main point was that the teacher's decision to file charges after Robert kicked her, following a sensory overload, should never have happened. It criminalized a child's emotional disability.
"If it's really No Child Left behind, then the teacher was wrong," said James. "It makes no sense. That's exactly what the teacher was doing."
Hooray for the six year old who can figure it out. Too bad the "professionals" in town can't.