My daughter, age 14 has ADHD and has always had attention and focus problems. She is impulsive and doesn’t think before she acts. However, she has been absolutely thriving at a private boarding school with tiny classes. Her behaviour is mostly good and her academic progress is also good. She is friendly, confident and has lots of friends. Suddenly, 2 weeks ago we started on a rollercoaster of detentions and threats of escalating punishments (for minor transgressions all attributable to her ADHD symptoms).
We have now been asked to remove her for a ‘cooling off period’. This was done in a very cruel way and her and her friends are devastated. We have a meeting planned to discuss if she has a future at the school. She is broken-hearted as she loves the school and doesn’t want to move. The school hasn’t mentioned official suspension or expulsion. We are all very shocked and don’t know what to do next. It’s so hard to see her so unhappy.