I may be in a bit of a better spot district wise, but I absolutely can call out any “extra” movement as part of what teachers have to accommodate in his 504, and I DO. We had an absolute nightmare of a teacher in 3rd grade that pushed us to file a plan. I found out later that other parents of ADD or ADHD kids pulled their kids from that class because they already knew that teacher was a nightmare. As in, we’re pretty damned sure she called CPS on us after she tortured our son into hitting himself (because he was so frustrated at being singled out constantly for punishment).
How you were treated was very wrong. As a parent of an ADD kid, my heart absolutely goes out to you. We’re doing the best we can for our son, and his doctor (very fortunately) has a lot of experience with ADD and ADHD kids. My hope is that kids in the future can come through school without so many parents having to file plans because their kids are wired a smidge differently.
