hannibal

today we got a new kid at school. this child comes to us with his own teacher, teaching assistant and crisis management person. three adults. for one child. they are with him at all times and he gets his own classroom. he is never with the general population and has to be monitored constantly. if he gets out, he runs. you cannot chase him because then he thinks it's a game.

needless to say, this child has some serious issues. there are all kinds of rumors going around, but we're pretty certain that at the least he's schizophrenic and a sexual predator. the reason we're pretty certain is because the attorneys have determined that nobody can talk about his condition due to confidentiality. he was removed from his previous school and temporarily placed at the alternative learning center, but nobody knows why.

this situation baffles me for many reasons.

1. why is this child in public school? if he does not have any contact/socialization with peers and is basically on lockdown all day long, what benefit does he get from being in our school instead of some psychiatric facility?

2. don't the students and parents at our school have a right to know about any dangerous individuals in the building? if my kid was in school with a sexual predator, i'd like to know.

3. doesn't the staff have a right/responsibility to know about any special or dangerous behaviors this kid has? we can't prepare for things we aren't aware of.

4. how in the hell do you get kicked out of a school when you are in an isolated room, being monitored by three adults all day? seriously?? wtf??

God bless public education.