[ImaGraftedBranch]

Happened to me in Virginia back in 94. I was told my first grade son had trouble paying attention, and the teacher asked for a meeting. I arrived only to be met by her and a school counselor. I have posted this story many times on FR, so you could look it up by my name, but to keep a LONG story short, it went like this:

• They said they wanted to put him on Ritalin, and handed me some brochures on the drug.
• I asked if they had tested his knowledge, because he just might be bored (he is extremely bright)
• They said no, but that they would. In the meantime, I told them I would research Ritalin.
• What I found out about this drug scared the hell out of me. I then found out that this school at one out of four (25%) of all children (elementary) on Ritalin!!!
• I then found out that they received over $400 per child with a learning disability, and it was to the schools advantage to classify kids in this category.
• After they tested him, they found out his skills were at a 4th grade level.
• I told them he was bored, and that no way were they going to drug my son -- then I handed over the evidence I compiled against the drug AND the school.

We moved the hell away from there a few months later.

My son is now homeschooled, and at 13 is in the 9th grade and doing advanced work in every area. IT IS TRUE. They want to classify kids as having learning disabilities to get more government funding. That is the NEA for you! Get your kids the hell out of the Public School system at ANY COST!

[hsmomx3]

Thanks!! You have been a tremendous help!!!!!!

[Motherhood IS a career]

Oh my God! What will the NEA sink to next? And what a convenient and efficient little racket, killing two birds with one stone! The more kids on drugs, the more money they get, and the LESS accountable they have to be for the kids' levels of performance.

I'm glad you caught the scam before your son fell victim too.

This is good information to have. Thanks for repeating your story.

[Poohbah]

I diagnosed an allegedly ADHD kid as suffering from BATS...

Boring-A$$ Teacher Syndrome.

[who knows what evil?]

Get your kids the hell out of the Public School system at ANY COST!

The trouble is; many low-income parents are perfectly comfortable drugging their own children as long as there is a nice fat SSI check in it for them.