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QuestionCan a special needs child be suspended from school?Klare Heston is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker based in Cleveland, Ohio. With experience in academic counseling and clinical supervision, Klare received her Master of Social Work from the Virginia Commonwealth University in 1983. She also holds a 2-Year Post-Graduate Certificate from the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland, as well as certification in Family Therapy, Supervision, Mediation, and Trauma Recovery and Treatment (EMDR).This will depend on your particular school's policy. However, if you are the parent of a special needs child, make sure you understand the context of the suspension. Make sure that they were not inappropriately suspended for behavior that is not under their control—like swear words by a child with Tourette's Syndrome.
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QuestionCan you get suspended for swearing at school?Klare Heston is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker based in Cleveland, Ohio. With experience in academic counseling and clinical supervision, Klare received her Master of Social Work from the Virginia Commonwealth University in 1983. She also holds a 2-Year Post-Graduate Certificate from the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland, as well as certification in Family Therapy, Supervision, Mediation, and Trauma Recovery and Treatment (EMDR).This will depend on the particular school's policies. Codes of behavior are usually written out in the student handbook. In a religious school, swearing might be a more serious infraction.
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QuestionHow do you get out of a school suspension?Klare Heston is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker based in Cleveland, Ohio. With experience in academic counseling and clinical supervision, Klare received her Master of Social Work from the Virginia Commonwealth University in 1983. She also holds a 2-Year Post-Graduate Certificate from the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland, as well as certification in Family Therapy, Supervision, Mediation, and Trauma Recovery and Treatment (EMDR).You usually don't get out of a school suspension, and you shouldn't be thinking about it that way. You might do better trying to think through why you or your child was suspended and what behaviors might need to be re-evaluated.
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QuestionHow long can a child be suspended from school?Klare Heston is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker based in Cleveland, Ohio. With experience in academic counseling and clinical supervision, Klare received her Master of Social Work from the Virginia Commonwealth University in 1983. She also holds a 2-Year Post-Graduate Certificate from the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland, as well as certification in Family Therapy, Supervision, Mediation, and Trauma Recovery and Treatment (EMDR).This will vary depending on the school's handbook/policy. Typical suspensions are 1-3 days; some schools stipulate the length of time based on the infraction.
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