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If I were to take him, I would take him only for his regular hours-I wouldn't extend hours. If you WERE to extend hours, I would charge your overtime rate-not regular.
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Nah, he's five and he probably DOES know why.
When I was six and in kinder I bit someone. She started it; she pushed me off a piece of playground equipment! I swear to you I had never done ANYTHING to her the entire year and bam, here she comes pushing me. Well, I climbed up and she wouldn't move and so I bit her. Then she ran and told the teachers and we both got taken to the principal's office. I don't think anyone ever asked me WHY I did it though. She didn't get punished for pushing me. It was the first in a long line of lessons on why being a kid ****s and why being in school ****s....but I digress.
He probably DOES know EXACTLY what happened, and I bet no one has asked. It was still wrong, definitely. But...I'm sure there was a reason.Hee hee! Look, I have a signature!Comment
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No. As a former teacher, I understood there was a reason why the child was suspended even if I didn't agree with it (which was rarely the case). Suspension isn't a vacation or time for fun. Honestly, a lot of parents aren't aware of how their children behave in school. I didn't want that sort of element in my home or around my children (daycare and biological).Comment
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IME, schools are not suspending left and right without good reason. In the OP's case the child behaved in a very aggressive fashion *repeatedly*
Hitting, pushing, and biting as a matter of course is NOT normal K behavior. (Though Silver in your case, she had it coming!:
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But even if he was, say, suspended for bringing a toy gun or knife to school, SO WHAT?! If the school has a policy saying those items are not allowed, they are not allowed (especially important in the US where we are more concerned about kids getting candy in schools then the fact they have ready access to real guns and mental health issues
). It's the PARENT'S responsibility to make sure they (the items) don't go to school. How many times have I come here to see a provider complaining about an item brought from home in clear violation of the provider's policy? And how the parents pull the "He just wanted to bring it and I couldn't say no!"
Like some other providers I don't feel it's my job to set punishment for a child who isn't mine, and would go about our normal day. Which means the child would be participating in arts and crafts, fun outdoor activities, etc. etc. etc. No one would be getting any message - the child who's getting a "vacation" day and the parents who also are going about their normal day as if it's not a big deal. Sorry, I believe a young child being suspended from school (especially for aggression) IS a big deal and warrants some inconvenience on the parents part and some major discomfort on the child's part.
I want NO part of it.
Frankly I imagine if the child is behaving that horribly at school, he's probably not a kid I want in my dc at all.Comment
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I agree with ^^^^^
This is a parental responsibility.Comment
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If he is behaving that way at school, not only would I not accept him into care that day, I would have the parents sign a behavioral intervention plan should anything like that happen in my home. If he was already aggressive, I would term. Can you imagine if he drew blood on another 5yo what he could do to a 2yo? NO way jose!Comment
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Nope.
A child suspended for such aggressive behavior has NO place here with babies and toddlers.
TOO much liability.
I agree that schools are going SUPER strict with NO tolerance but if the child had trouble keeping it together in an environment with peers, I would NEVER take a chance with him here while I have younger kids in care.
I would also have other parents asking why a SA was present on a school day and I doubt many of my parents would be okay with it.
I don't take SA'ers so thankfully it isn't something I will ever have to deal with.Comment
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It is the same in my school district. I don't have SA dcks right now, but I think I would not accept them if they had been suspended. The parents have to deal with the situation. It would be like pp said, they would have "fun" while at my house and not really get the punishment. My own son was suspended for a week his freshman year of high school.... it was totally out of the blue behavior and I was in shock. He spent that week working for me around the house (not a daycare at that time) and having long discussions about how to handle himself in future situations. IMO parents have to deal with it, not a daycare provider.Comment
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Dad stayed home with him. I told her I would check and see if I had room today and let her know but she just made other arrangements happyface
Of course dcg, sibling, is here
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