Or perhaps they are a two income family up to their ears in debt and cannot give up one income...I don't pretend to know.
But the teacher could have had him removed from her class without the humiliation. That wasn't necessary.
If you can, put yourself in the shoes of a five year old kid (generally oblivious, anyway) and try to imagine what it would be like to be treated thus and banished, never to return.
If his misbehaviour is a result of an organic disorder, as I said, the treatment is obscene.
How could she have had him removed?
The article says he's spent most of the year in the principal's office for misbehavior, and had just been sent back from there when this incident occurred.
How would the teacher have gotten this child removed, and where would he have gone instead?
I just wish they would do it the right way. Some special needs kids just take off & excel in a regular classroom. But others just crash & burn. And often even then they refuse to change it. It’s an incredibly frustrating experience. Some kids just function better in a special education school. There’s nothing wrong with that. They claim to want to do what’s in the best interest of the child but the rules are so rigid (at least my own personal experience) they will not bend.
Many of these (mainstream) teachers don’t have the education, understanding & patience required to handle these kids. Having a teaching certificate doesn’t alway mean one is qualified to teach. As we listen to news reports lately that’s become very clear.
And yes homeschoolers are required to keep records & comply with compulsory attendance laws as well as having them complete a standardized test each year. Of course not all parents are able to do this. People have to work. Everyone can’t afford to pay for a private school. So often the system is “all there is” for most people. That system is in serious need of an overhaul.