Appeal results

We received notice of our appeal determination today.  Evidently the only people who can appeal the decision is the person found to have committed the abuse or neglect.  Our appeal was denied because we weren't the ones who had been accused of the abuse of neglect.  

So evidently, in the state of North Dakota, it is acceptable practice to lock a child with special needs in a room all by himself as a means of restraint or control.  

For some reason, I have a huge problem with that.
1.  the room was on the second floor, and by the school's own admission, our son was banging on the windows with a chair.  what would have happened if the window had broke out, and he had gone through the window?

2.  in the room there was a desk, in that desk our son found two pairs of scissors, and by the school's own admission, he threatened to use them. Granted the principal later qualified her statement and said that our son just wanted to cut some paper. But still, he had access to what could have been a dangerous weapon.  

3.  If our son had developed a medical emergency of some kind while locked in that room, would they have been able to get the room unlocked fast enough to save him? 

Appeals and Support decisions.

Was sad to take our son back to the residential facility.  Had a great weekend.

Filed the appeal for the abuse and neglect complaint.  I commented that in my opinion academic records were tampered with.  The IEP created last January was based in part on  the psychiatric report from his doctor.  I said that I would sign whatever releases were necessary to facilitate the request of records relating to when records or information was sent to the school as well as the nature of the records sent to the school.

For a remedy, I said we wanted up to and including the termination of the principal and superintendent as well as the loss of license, and an apology. I don't want them to be able to harm any other children.

On another note I heard from the PATH organization and learned that our son qualifies for family support.   So working on releases and matching a family to him so that we can get some respite care that way.