tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23431082.post2235439217102416095..comments2023-09-26T05:01:50.591-04:00Comments on Mixing Home Business and Home Schooling: The Biggest Drug Problem in Schools is not Street DrugsSusan Critellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02144037647565763557noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23431082.post-49519879815585984592008-12-29T10:54:00.000-05:002008-12-29T10:54:00.000-05:00Thank you, John, for your comment. Apparently, thi...Thank you, John, for your comment. Apparently, things have improved in this area since I first started homeschooling in 1989, and I am glad to hear it. The anecdotal evidence I am working off of is more than 10 years old, anyway. I appreciate the information.Susan Critellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11542338773744077046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23431082.post-3776566518697522742008-12-28T22:29:00.000-05:002008-12-28T22:29:00.000-05:00The only state where psychologists have prescripti...The only state where psychologists have prescription privileges is New Mexico, and then only after an additional three years of training - and as far as I know none of those psychologists are school psychologists.<BR/>Under federal law (IDEIA and Section 504), school districts are obligated to identify students with disabilities who need accommodations or specially designed instruction in order to make educational progress. Students with ADHD may qualify for accommodations or special education if they need it to make progress (not all students with ADHD do qualify). Those accommodations do not include medication, unless the family has provided the school with physician's orders that the medication be dispensed at school. The evaluation of students with ADHD is complex and multi-faceted - and by law must be done by a multi-disciplinary team, no single professional. The behaviors associated with ADHD must be manifest across multiple settings, including home, or the problem is not likely ADHD. <BR/>By the way, school districts are required to offer services to families of students with disabilities who are home-schooled, but parents are not obligated to accept them.<BR/><BR/>John MacDonald, PhD, NCSP<BR/>School Psychologist<BR/>Poulsbo, WAJill Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02721594673135874457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23431082.post-83669575183232332542008-12-28T01:12:00.000-05:002008-12-28T01:12:00.000-05:00Hi,My own pediatrician once remarked privately to ...Hi,<BR/><BR/>My own pediatrician once remarked privately to me that if my son had been in school "they would have medicated him years ago." I have seen enough people bring their kids home for school and have them thrive after having behavior problems and threats of medication to know that it is not uncommon. As I mentioned, it is most often a school psychologist and not a teacher that makes the recommendation to medicate.<BR/><BR/>20 years of home schooling make me realize that classroom teachers deserve combat pay. But this blog is about home schooling, so it necessarily contains a home schooling point of view.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for reading. Agreement is optional!Susan Critellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11542338773744077046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23431082.post-5671960246653147342008-12-28T00:33:00.000-05:002008-12-28T00:33:00.000-05:00Please do not tell that old story that teachers di...Please do not tell that old story that teachers diagnose and demand that children be medicated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com