Gene Kearns wrote in message
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On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 11:57:17 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

Not absurd at all. My daughter went through a very emotional, decision
making process last year with her oldest son who is 6 years old. Four
school officials (two teachers and two administrators) were fighting among
themselves about if drug treatment would help his "daydreaming"
nature......

Yes, truly ....... absurd.

Your daughter became emotional while *school officials* offered advice
on *medical* treatment?

Sounds like a no-brainer, to me.....


Gene, the process included several meetings involving my daughter, her
husband, two teachers and two school administrators ... one of them a school
psychologist who discussed the merits of drug treatment, but didn't know my
grandson or any particulars other than what the 23 year old (self diagnosed
with AADD) teacher reported. The meetings consisted of the teachers and
administrators heavily arguing the subject and pros/cons of the drug
treatment while my daughter and son-in-law simply listened in shock. My
daughter, a typical loving and very conscientious mother, wanted only what
was best for her son and the process wore her down with concern and worry.
I got involved, but had to be careful that my personal feelings on the
subject and plain ol' "old fashionness" didn't influence her decision. I
recommended getting a professional opinion outside of the school system and
she decided that her family doctor would be a good place to start.

After hearing what was going on her doctor was genuinely ****ed and ended
the debate very quickly with one phone call to the school.

Eisboch