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Hi eBrandonites! Let me first say that I am a long time reader, first time writer. And I think this website is great.  
Now for my problem/question. My son who is 10 years old, has had many problems in school. He has now been expelled indefinately, and I don't know what to do. I and my husband are at our wits end. It all started with the first school he attended, and I will share some of this experience with you. We live a few miles outside of Brandon (I will not say where because this would "name" the school), so we were not at this time to be considered part of the BSD, so he attended the local school. It is here were we believe alot of his problems began. He was singled out from day one, he was picked on endlessly by staff and students, and it would be a constant arguement for him to go to school in the morning. So with much thought, my husband and I agreed to remove him from this school and start his life anew in BSD. With much begging and pleading, he was allowed to attend in the BSD. His beginning was a bit tough because it was a new school and he had felt a little uncomfortable, however, time passed, he made friends and things were going well. THEN he has a breakdown and that's it. The BSD says he is expelled and only suggested he go back to his original school division. I had to leave my job, so now finances are very tight, my husband makes a decent wage, but certainly not enough to cover what is now lost. I am forced to home school and cannot seem to find any financial help to get the books he needs. All I do is cry now, I cannot understand how a school can just kick a child out and expect our youth to succeed. We were looking for support and willing to help him get over the depressed state he was in from school number one. Yes we admit he had some problems, and we admit that they were sometimes out of control. But we were doing our best and working very hard with him and the new school to get through this. He still today will cry and ask me why did they treat him so bad. I tell him that living in the past won't help his future and then we talk. But it is a though he now feels the whole world besides me has given up on him. I have talked with Children's Advocate, Human Rights, lawyers, etc. but the outcome seems to be gloomy. Please help us take the next step with some great advice. Anything at this point would help.  
 
Edited by mycrazylife, 2010-02-10 14:05:37