Comments on: My 14y/o will miss a lot of school b/c of an injury, any suggestions on how to handle school? http://www.aubenades.org/recovery-narcotics/my-14yo-will-miss-a-lot-of-school-bc-of-an-injury-any-suggestions-on-how-to-handle-school/ Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:18:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: hsfromthestart http://www.aubenades.org/recovery-narcotics/my-14yo-will-miss-a-lot-of-school-bc-of-an-injury-any-suggestions-on-how-to-handle-school/#comment-4039 hsfromthestart Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:29:59 +0000 http://www.aubenades.org/recovery-narcotics/my-14yo-will-miss-a-lot-of-school-bc-of-an-injury-any-suggestions-on-how-to-handle-school#comment-4039 Have you tried explaining the problem to your ex? Surely, he'd be willing to agree to go along with homeschooling under such circumstances? If not, the school should have some kind of "homebound" program that she can participate in. You'll probably have to show the documentation from a doctor, but then the school will be obligated to provide a teacher who'll come out each week and help her keep up with lessons until she's able to go back to the classroom. People working in schools are bureaucrats. They are asking for documentation because they need copies of something to file in the appropriate files so that they don't get in trouble if their files are audited. Bureaucrats often forget to be considerate of people dealing with crises because they focus too much on paperwork.... So, just get the doctor to write up something indicating that she'll be unable to attend classes for at least a couple of months, until further notice, and either take steps to homeschool her or get the school to provide homebound instruction for her. Good luck.<br><b>References : </b><br> Have you tried explaining the problem to your ex? Surely, he’d be willing to agree to go along with homeschooling under such circumstances?

If not, the school should have some kind of "homebound" program that she can participate in. You’ll probably have to show the documentation from a doctor, but then the school will be obligated to provide a teacher who’ll come out each week and help her keep up with lessons until she’s able to go back to the classroom.

People working in schools are bureaucrats. They are asking for documentation because they need copies of something to file in the appropriate files so that they don’t get in trouble if their files are audited. Bureaucrats often forget to be considerate of people dealing with crises because they focus too much on paperwork…. So, just get the doctor to write up something indicating that she’ll be unable to attend classes for at least a couple of months, until further notice, and either take steps to homeschool her or get the school to provide homebound instruction for her.

Good luck.
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]]> By: brianjames04 http://www.aubenades.org/recovery-narcotics/my-14yo-will-miss-a-lot-of-school-bc-of-an-injury-any-suggestions-on-how-to-handle-school/#comment-4038 brianjames04 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:04:59 +0000 http://www.aubenades.org/recovery-narcotics/my-14yo-will-miss-a-lot-of-school-bc-of-an-injury-any-suggestions-on-how-to-handle-school#comment-4038 Your school system should have a policy dealing with problems like this. I live near Philadelphia and I know the school system my two sons go to would let me hire tutor or make arrangements for on-line classes. Of course being in Pennsylvania helps because a relatively large percentage of families home school and that seem to make school boards flexible. We also have plenty of charter schools to choose from. Around here nothing puts fear in the heart of a school principal like threatening to enroll kid in a charter school. Maybe here you need to talk to the members of your local school board. Since they are elected officials the last thing they want is trouble with a voter. I knew of one local family who had a problem with school policies (I believe it was with the sex-ed class). They went to a school board meeting with a couple dozen friends and said we want the policy changed or they would take revenge in the next election. That seem to work. It doesn't hurt either to contact the local newspaper and TV news station. Nobody likes to look bad on TV or in the papers. Actually where are you? If your child is on crutches and taking serious pain medications I can't see why they would want your child in school at all. The school would be taking on a lot of legal liabilities by demanding that she physically attend classes. I'd hate to think of the law suits if your child should slip and fall or have her medications stolen.<br><b>References : </b><br> Your school system should have a policy dealing with problems like this. I live near Philadelphia and I know the school system my two sons go to would let me hire tutor or make arrangements for on-line classes.

Of course being in Pennsylvania helps because a relatively large percentage of families home school and that seem to make school boards flexible. We also have plenty of charter schools to choose from. Around here nothing puts fear in the heart of a school principal like threatening to enroll kid in a charter school.

Maybe here you need to talk to the members of your local school board. Since they are elected officials the last thing they want is trouble with a voter.

I knew of one local family who had a problem with school policies (I believe it was with the sex-ed class). They went to a school board meeting with a couple dozen friends and said we want the policy changed or they would take revenge in the next election. That seem to work. It doesn’t hurt either to contact the local newspaper and TV news station. Nobody likes to look bad on TV or in the papers.

Actually where are you? If your child is on crutches and taking serious pain medications I can’t see why they would want your child in school at all. The school would be taking on a lot of legal liabilities by demanding that she physically attend classes. I’d hate to think of the law suits if your child should slip and fall or have her medications stolen.
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