Just before lunch, Moses flew into the boys' restroom and forcefully slammed a boy into the sink. Boy was crying, Moses was saying, "It's okay. It was just an accident," in a manner that indicated he really thought it was okay he had nearly broken the sobbing boy's ribs because It Was Just An Accident. Arrgh.
This comment is about as welcome to my ears as "I was just kidding". It's always said after an unkind remark has been made. Saying "I was just kidding" doesn't make it better. Saying, "It was just an accident" doesn't make it better.
Moses is an Aspie, so it approaches being acceptable that he made the remark. I still held him responsible, though, even if I didn't punish him. I don't think he grokked my explanation of why it wasn't okay, but at least he heard it.
The meeting with Rotney's family went fairly well. I think one member of the family realizes that the other was in the wrong for acquiring a copy of the basal test book, and that Rotney has not been done any favors being taught to memorize everything and not think about anything. We've added more support services. They were appreciative, if not still a little demanding. Whatever. I don't want to put up with another knockdown, slap down meeting with them. Life's too short and we're on the downward turn of this school year.
My friend was released from the hospital today. She did have a mini-stroke, caused by a very small, inoperable aneurysm (that's a ridiculously hard word to spell!) in her brain. They will monitor it, checking every 6 months or so to see if it's increasing in size. It must be worrying--she must feel like a ticking bomb. She will be back at work on Monday; the doctors said she should return to her routine life as soon as possible. Keep your fingers crossed for her!
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