Does anyone have an ideas on how to handle a teacher who gives punish work that goes against the child’s IEP? My child has dyslexia with a writing disability and this teacher gave her 30 words to write 30 times each. I told her that she didn’t have to do it that I would speak to the teacher and get another punishment. The kids in her class are petrified of this teacher. My daughter stayed up past her bedtime to get this work done and I am sure that she will be dragging by the end of the day. My daughter doesn’t want me to speak to the teacher as she was already belittled in front of the class when I asked for a conference in the first part of year to speak to her about accomadations in the classroom. This woman is really a nut case. Thank goodness we only have one more week of school. I am really thinking my daughter could lose it with this teacher. She has never been a discipline problem and always considered to be a polite child by all of her other teachers. This woman has an attitude problem with everyone. She told the kids that she was “God” in her classroom. Help.
Take her to the cleaners.
Ask for a conference with the principal at the end of
school so this “teacher” does not exact revenge upon your child.
Try and include the director of special services in your district
if you can.
Write everything out before hand so the principal will have
a written record of what happened.
The teacher was out of compliance with the IEP, what are
they going to do about it?
Plus she is a BAD teacher - what are they going to do about
that - nothing, probably, rotten teachers can stick like leeches
for as long as they want. A real shame. Hundreds of children
will have to suffer these bad teachers - what a way to treat
our kids.
Then visit her counselor and tell her that you basically
demand the best teacher(s) in that school for your daughter
next year. The counselor knows who these teachers are.
Explain what this *teacher* did to your child this year.
Explain how this *teaching* affected your child.
You want a teacher who will follow the IEP
and who doesn’t abuse children. And you want an especially
gentle and nuturing teacher.
She had to suffer one witch in her school career
and as a sped student, she deserves better.
Re: Let the punishment fit the crime and the IEP
Since there is only one week left of school, if your daughter looks like she is loosing it give her a day off of school some down time.
Helen
Re: Let the punishment fit the crime and the IEP
Just thank God, school is almost over. My son has a teacher like this too, but the bad thing is…he’ll have her again next year.
No way around it, she teaches science for 7th and 8th grade. She is the only one. Oh, I should add though, the school has the perfect solution for my son not having to deal with her next year. Put my dylsexic son, who has no self esteem, in the develpmentally handicapped for science. I don’t think so.
Just a few more days and we get a break!!!!!1YIPEEEEEEEEE
She thinks she is "GOD" in the classroom?
So she thinks she is God. How sad that the children have to be exposed to people like her.Thank goodness God has His way of dealing with people like her. As for the current situation, it may be best to report it in writing, very matter of factly to the department head and the principal.
Re: Let the punishment fit the crime and the IEP
I like Anne’s recommendations. There’s little you can do for your own child now that there’s just one more week of school but the least you can do is prevent this woman from abusing any more kids. I’d definitely want to report her, in writing, so there’s a standing record.
Tell her if she’s God, she ought to at least act like God: compassion, respect, “do unto others”…
I don’t see this as a special ed. issue; if that punishment was given to any student(900 words!), I would complain to the principal and school board. Is there a discipline code in your school?