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Hello Posters,

Your posts have given me a well-needed laugh today. I am a
retired principal (4 years retired) and you brought back a
memory from 1998. I had a second grader, (fictitious name
will be Mia) who was a real hand full. She had a severe
case of lupus and many times her medication would cause
extreme mood swings. The teachers called her my little girl
because she was from a dysfunctional family and my heart
just went out to her. I would intervene many times to keep
her in school until she was manageable and could be
returned to school. My intervention actually began in first
grade and by the time she was a second grader, she was
doing much better in the behavior category (still had a
long way to go). Now for the funny part.

We had a partnership with the Sears Retired Volunteers.
Every year they would give our second graders a book bag
filled with school supplies at the start of t...See More


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