The New Guy

Here is an excerpt from his Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP):

Summary
Eric…can create a disruption to the learning environment (including calling out, being out of his seat, talking to peers during lessons, making noises) due to a history of ADHD and lead poisoning. When confronted on these disruptive behaviors or given consequences for negative behaviors, he exhibits verbal and/or physical aggression and may also elope from the classroom/building. This reactivity appears to be due to his difficulty regulating emotions, difficulty inhibiting impulses as well as misperceptions about people in his environment. Recently, Eric brought a knife to school, which was determined to be a premeditated act and not the result of the impulsivity associated with ADHD.

Preventing Strategies
Reduce distractions to Eric from the class and vice versa, access to additional academic and behavioral supports in a smaller setting when Eric is unable to complete work within his class.

Teaching Strategies
Eric will learn to link his thoughts with his feelings and behavior

Reinforcement Strategies
Eric can receive special lunches when he achieves goals.


Wtf? Some thoughts here.
1. Thank goodness the knife incident was premeditated and not the result of ADHD! Whew. Crisis averted.
2. How the HELLLLLLLL do you teach someone to “link his thoughts with his feelings and behavior”?
3. Good luck “reducing distractions” when you put him a class that really should have seatbelts on their chairs.
4. Where are these additional academic and behavioral supports? I would like to meet them.
5. Special lunches, eh? Where do these come from? Do I buy them? Is he a puppy?

I would like to thank the Special Education Team for churning out this b.s. and then acting like I should be okay with it. “Oh, he is having problems in class? Well we gave you a BIP. Just look on there.”