Thanks guys....
so here is the latest:
1. We went to the neurologist. She had printed out the pictures on 8 by 11 paper and it was so sickening to see (I had printed out little samples on regular paper and that was icky enough but on a good paper it was too real). She asked him to say what happened. He asked me to help and I said he can tell me what to do but he has to say in his words the truth. So he took his hands and said for me to grab them behind his back and pull up. She said how did you get that red mark and he showed her again how his face was on the floor and he said there was carpet there. She measured the bruise on the other side which we dont know if was from day one or two (though i saw nothing and he didn't complain of pain until after this incident but it is dark so hard to know if we all missed it). She took notes on all his words. etc. He has been very consistent on the details but has a hard time saying it clearly...but nothing he says contradicts each telling... just that he may say it all in different orders but it all fits together right.... Little details come out like his hands were so high that he put his face down to make stop it from hurting and that is when it got hurt.
Later Law Advocate asked mr sp ed by phone to tell her what he saw. He said that he got there and they each had his arms and he went down to his knees because he was fighting to get away. He said they had his arms behind him and over his head... pulled up so hard his head went down, get the picture? He said he told them to let go. (admin should, they are CPI trained and it is not allowed to do the holds once a person is on the ground, his job to call it off to avoid injury) He said he offered Q water and he went to his office with him and calmed.
OK even with our updated BIP, which did not add positive interventions, only this "crisis" plan which has really become the plan of choice... with the sub there the plan was not done.... not sure who decided not to do it...if the teacher didn't do it but called for psycho or if psycho just happened to be there for his time to do whatever work and Q says they were whispering (OMG HUGE trigger, they KNOW he gets scared he is in trouble when people talk around him like that... ) The sub...may have messed up not knowing the plan but the aides should have known (no one is mentioning them so not sure where they were yet) and psycho was part of developing the plan so where were the non verbal cues to calm??? I asked Q... did the teachers count down like mrs sp ed teacher does? and he said NO he was just mad and told me to get my stuff and get out... SO YES... much more should have been done... you can usually joke him out of being too loud. or show his schedule if it time to leave etc. They clearly escalated things and then the guy got totally angry when Q pushed him.
Neuro wants to do genetic testing just to make sure we have the full picture of everything for any future issues we can have the info if needed along with his other neuro documented conditions. She is still shocked he tested so low in language/communication.... I said why do you think he always answers yes, no and only discusses his topics?
So I got him a horse back riding session and while there school called. I was told not to take any calls unless we conferenced in the advocate so they called her too. They said, "well we are going to do two days of suspension. Now it is an assault but we are considering his issues here (trying to show how generous they are being) because you know district policy says we can do expulsion all the way down to five days... really it is three days because he was dismissed early the day of the incident. They wanted me to be sure to talk to him that he can't say he wants to push his teacher too (duh he was scared so he started saying he is going to push everyone.. he has never premeditated anything...ever... has always been talk talk talk... any aggression has been impulsive. I said, ok I am sure this will fix him all up for sure!
Then they asked if we had any quesitons and I got disconnected. Turns out law advocate did have questions and so I tried to call back but they kept losing me (I was out in the country on a farm so??)... she got details of the incident as I said above, she asked about the nurse's call, she said that Q is not safe in the school and we need to figure out what to do to keep psycho away from him permanently. She told ME that their acting like they were doing us a favor but only giving two days meant they were scared so she went for the kill. She said he has been to a doctor, there are pictures and this was an illegal restraint. It is her job to report that and his behaviors are related to his disability and they are just lucky he has a mom who gets it that the behaviors are not ok and wants to work on it but wants appropriate interventions and for him not to be triggered and certainly not to be injured.
She talked to the Special Education director before that call and was told that they did have a meeting with the attorney to see how they could handle this what they could do to Q... clearly they were told NOTHING except the suspension and to walk carefully because we have a case. Director said has mom heard from them yet? Law adv. said nope and by the way, there were marks.... sp ed director said WHAT??? We were told no injuries and only a little dot from his glasses. Law adv told her there were pics and a dr. visit..... so now they want the pics. Law advocate says not yet... just keep them. (I have them printed and automatic dates are on them)
They now want a meeting with the principal and herself...not just our coordinator, and not sure who else. I do NOT want the psychiatric there... I may have to hurt him myself (not really but what is the point... I don't want to see him)
She is asking that the meeting not be at the school but district office so it is off principal's turf...
Sounds like for the first time in twenty years of this advocate working in our district, the Dir. of Sp ed said, look if the sun program is not right for him we can find another placement..... she said they have NEVER said that straight out.
She said ok, they are running scared.
but of course my worry is now that mr psycho will know that he is really in deep doo doo he may try to press charges to pay back Q. Yes I know it wont go anywhere ultimately but it will really really hoover to go thru that. I am going to hope that it just doesn't go there. He should at the least be suspended himself and retrained and tested on CPI methods.... and the main part of that method is the P=prevention.... it is not to teach how to restrain someone... it is to reduce any incident so you never have to go there and if you do THEN there is a specific way to do it safely... and in this method for this kind of setting...never on the ground, for sure never face down and arms out to side and nothing on the back.
I know it was his choice to do the wrong thing but I am not someone who is out for blood....but I dont think he should be with vulnerable kids. For all I know the doctor is reporting him anyway. I didn't ask. Want to honestly not know. advocate and doctor are going to talk tomorrow. (turns out her hubby is advocates surgeon! advocate has a picture line and daily antibiotics for years due to some digestive disorder and she has ongoing treatment with him, small world right? so advocate already knew they had a son with autism)
I took Q to Chuckie Cheese... I just felt we needed some good time together.