More school/diet fu

[jauncourt]

I talked to his teacher yesterday afternoon. I don't think anything has been resolved. I am putting a STRONGLY worded instruction in his communication notebook, that he is not to have any candy, sugary snacks of any kind, or any consumable items with artificial colors. I've had to re-word it several times to make it civil.

She denied everything. Said he never eats anything that could be responsible for his poor behavior before the last hour of class, and they never give him anything with food coloring in it.

There's a rule that everything sent to the school HAS to be packaged. this makes it VERY hard to send snacks for him, or treats for special days.

We had a real problem finding something he could take for his birthday, since he'd been talking about it and other kids wanted to know when he'd have his party at school, so he was expecting it. We had to settle for a pack of 12 carrotcake mini-cakes because it was the healthiest "celebration food" locally available. The teacher decided that sugary snacks were OKAY for everyday, because we'd brought those. *I am SO pissed off* I had remind her that I wasn't allowed to bring a home-made, safe option, so I got the best packaged option.

Hopefully we'll be able to bring something better next year, though next year we may well be somewhere we can get organic baked goods.

Chris took FX out to breakfast today, and FX told Chris that he was routinely given candy as a reward for going potty. CANDY as a reward for going POTTY. That's all sorts of wrong, and it means she lied to me. And he doesn't even need it, because he was completely potty trained before he went to school!

I'm going to schedule a parent-teacher conference ASAP, and try to have my freind, who is a child services caseworker along to advocate for us.

I'm on the end of my rope.

Comments

[parslaanna.livejournal.com]

A friend of mine had to get a doctor's note in order fot her daycare to accept her son in cloth diapers. The note was little more than a scribbled "cloth diapers are okay", but it was enough. Perhaps the same might be true in your case?

[kaffee-spinne.livejournal.com]

I've been informed today that the doctor's note was insufficient as there was no 'medical condition' listed. I was told I can not bring in substitutes.

He was given graham crackers again today when everyone else got cheese crackers. He's not allowed dairy.

Arg.

[jauncourt.livejournal.com]

Aren't you doing an elimination diet to determine if you & Devin might be celiac?

[kaffee-spinne.livejournal.com]

That would cut out WAY to much of our technically dairy/meat-free diet. I was screened for celiac and did not have it. I do believe I have a gluten intolerance however.

But again, betw. the no-meat and no-dairy it is hard enough. I don't want him to be told he can't have any muffins, crackers, pastas, etc. at school. It's bad enough he can't have cheese or yogurt or meat, even tho we eat it at home. All b/c I don't want him eating/drinking non-organic meat/dairy.