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<blockquote data-quote="jbrain" data-source="post: 87090" data-attributes="member: 3450"><p>my difficult child 1 basically just quit going to school in 9th grade. Up til then she had sporadic attendance--was always "sick". In high school she would take the bus to school and then skip out to get high with friends. She was on an IEP for emotional problems and the school tried to be as accomodating as they could but the truth was she just hated school and decided not to go anymore. Eventually she was suspended for being drunk at school and at that time we had already decided to send her to an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) in Utah. While she was waiting for a bed to open up she was tutored at home but that was basically a farce. At least she was staying at home and didn't run away while waiting to go to the Residential Treatment Center (RTC).</p><p></p><p>She did okay at the Residential Treatment Center (RTC)'s school and came home after 8 1/2 months. She attended an expensive private school and did okay for a month or 2 but then relapsed and quit going. She eventually was picked up by the police after living on the streets all summer and sent to another rehab. For some reason she decided she really wanted her GED and worked very hard for it at this rehab. We had pretty much given up on the idea of her getting through school so we were surprised that she had decided to do this--she was student of the week many times and her teachers loved her. After she got the GED she pretty much got herself kicked out of the rehab for non compliance but I was glad she did have the GED.</p><p></p><p>I am so glad those school years are over!!!</p><p>Jane</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jbrain, post: 87090, member: 3450"] my difficult child 1 basically just quit going to school in 9th grade. Up til then she had sporadic attendance--was always "sick". In high school she would take the bus to school and then skip out to get high with friends. She was on an IEP for emotional problems and the school tried to be as accomodating as they could but the truth was she just hated school and decided not to go anymore. Eventually she was suspended for being drunk at school and at that time we had already decided to send her to an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) in Utah. While she was waiting for a bed to open up she was tutored at home but that was basically a farce. At least she was staying at home and didn't run away while waiting to go to the Residential Treatment Center (RTC). She did okay at the Residential Treatment Center (RTC)'s school and came home after 8 1/2 months. She attended an expensive private school and did okay for a month or 2 but then relapsed and quit going. She eventually was picked up by the police after living on the streets all summer and sent to another rehab. For some reason she decided she really wanted her GED and worked very hard for it at this rehab. We had pretty much given up on the idea of her getting through school so we were surprised that she had decided to do this--she was student of the week many times and her teachers loved her. After she got the GED she pretty much got herself kicked out of the rehab for non compliance but I was glad she did have the GED. I am so glad those school years are over!!! Jane [/QUOTE]
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