DS came from first Friday at school a bit upset: he'd been called aside by the pastoral manager to say that he'll be starting fortnightly counseling sessions. She didn't explain why and he was too dumbfounded to ask. He said he thinks this may be to do with the fact that at the end of year 9 she called him in to ask why he "looked stressed" and he said told her that he felt pressurised by our expectations ( we had banned him from the computer in the weekdays leading up to the tests).
I have to say I have never been a fan of counseling, but appreciate that the school may think it's a good idea - but can they do this without our permission?
Is it unreasonable for us to email her? How do I phrase this without sounding antagonistic?. : "DS tells me us you have set him up for counseling on a fortnightly basis. If this is correct, may I request that you discuss this with my husband and me first? Can you also tell me what the credentials are of the counselor?"
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School initiated counselling sessions with DS (Yr 10) without informing us. Is this normal?
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reshetima · 08/09/2012 18:07
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