Replies to 'Raising a Special Needs Child'

    My son has been indetetion three times this year not because he has done anything bad.He does have an iep.my middle child.It has been because the school has come up with a new policy.It goes this way you have to be in your class room 5 min. before class starts thier are no bells to worn the kids.if you aren't you are put in after school detention every time for three hours it really adds up.My son has had many.In one class he has been reported for being 30 sec. to 1min.This is their oplicy many kids are being sent to after school detiontion this year becasue of O.M. S. school policy.I was told you cant' be even 1sec late for class it is in ziolation of the late policy.no eceptions.But when I questioned the p if he holds his teachers up to the same standereds he shut up.I know from personal experince that they are not on time when i hopl iep meeting they are ussuallytlate or do not show up at all.They sighn it later.I do not feel this is a unfair policy it is to strick I do belive kids need to be on time for school but a policy such as this will make kids and parents think twice about sending kids if they are late just to know they are foing to be spending time in detention for walking into class 1sec late. My son is so afraid to be late he wont sleep at night and has become so anal that he spends time seting and checking his things so he is not late and does not eat lunch so he wont be late from lunch. even with that he was late 1sec to class and has a three hour detention after school tomarrow.am i the only one who thinks this has gone to far?I am thinking about redoing his iep so this is not an isue does anyone  have anyideas of how I should write it so that this is not a problem any more.