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CaptainSerious

Sorry, it's gone. Thanks for all your support, ladies!

MagickalNarwhal

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh my freaking gosh I am in shock and in tears and in a fit of rage for you while I'm reading this. I am SO SORRY. I wish I had something helpful or good to say but I will just send so many prayers and woo and good thoughts to you and that I hope you connect with a spectacular lawyer soon who can support you in navigating this crazy turn of events and in finding the best possible path for M, which I of course know you can and will do but I'm sure it's beyond exhausting on so many levels. Holy cow.

erinmc1

Holy moly.  No wonder you didn't want to get the principal involved.  She very clearly isn't taking M's best interest to heart in any of this.  I'm SO sorry you're dealing with this situation.  I can't imagine how stressful it is for you.  Many, many prayers that this resolves quickly and you are able to keep him at a more emotionally-appropriate grade level. 

maryoosa

Oh my god. This sounds nightmarish. Many thoughts and prayers for you that the school district gets their head outta their butt and does what's best for M.

Dr.Loretta

Oh good Lord. You must be exhausted

EgoCommaAlter

I'm going to comment because I've (creeper alert!) followed your adoption story since the first dossier went to Peru. At one point, we were strongly considering IA, and honestly CS, I love the way you write and hearing how M is thriving with you and your husband.

So - WTF!? Bone density and dental reports? How does the school even have those?  That sounds psychotic. And since when does age determine grade level as an absolute?  Not to mention - I could see a year or two of error happening, but three sounds like bullsh*t. You'd know on a child.

T&P for you and for M.  Jeez.

Dr.Loretta

The other thing I don't understand is, don't a lot of kids start out at a grade level at least somewhat lower until they show they can catch up (on an educational and social level) to their peers? I mean, that's happened even historically, not to mention now. If you have all these data to back up that he's not ready to be with 8th graders, why ignore that and go straight to inaccurate measurements of his age?

 

Ugh

MayDayGirl

Oh my word. I have nothing!! This is nuts!!!!

BooksBoots&Brownies

Ooohhhh it makes me so mad when people, like this principal, try to make these kinds of decisions without thinking about what is best for the child.  No thought to what you or the teachers think is in M's best interests... as an educator, it absolutely burns me up!  I'm so sorry you've been going through this!!!  

Chele

Goodness, you have a lot on your plate. I think this situation is just so nuts and I wish you all the best as you work through this. 

dholsapp

As a teacher this frustrates me so much for you! That is just absolutely unheard of!!!!!! Sending you tons of good thoughts as you have to,unnecessarily, fight for what is best for your son! Just sickening they would do that!

fajita814

I am shocked & angry for you. As an educator, it is frustrating to hear stories like this. Lots of positive thoughts that it gets worked out quickly!

SoSweet06

OMG. This sounds like a no-brainer. His legal age is 10. Unless you pursue a legal age change, he is 10. End of story, nothing that the school district could possibly do about it. 

 I hope the district enjoys paying your court costs, because there is absolutely no way they could win this...I can't believe they would let it get this far. I bet the second they hear the word "lawyer," they settle in mediation. 

aligross

jalara48 said:

Holy gawd! This is... unreal. My jaw dropped while I was reading it.

Who the hell does the principal think she is and where is she claiming she got this non-existant support documentation?

What is your lawyer saying?

I can not believe how outrageous this is. This is foolish. What a clear example of poor communication within an institution. I certainly hope that the the right people hear about this and put a stop to something so dangerous and harmful. The facts seem to be be completely ignored!

Poor M! Does he know what's going on??

What j said... HOLY GAWD!!

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