Dear Mrs. Ned

A conversation I will have to have with a parent:

Dear Mrs. Ned,
  I have good news and I have bad news.  The good news is, Ned is all caught up to his peers.  He's grown from a 3rd grade reading level to an 8th grade reading level, and from a 4th to an 8th grade level in math.  He is also able to independently assess the level of his problems and demonstrate an appropriate reaction, and has not thrown anything at his teachers or peers for over four months.  The bad news is, because he has advanced to this level, he no longer qualifies for Special Education services.  Sorry for screwing your kid out of a bunch of extra help by teaching him stuff.

Hearts and stars,
Ms. C

"Come to school unless your barfing, bleeding, or burning."

I have a rule in my classroom.  It is to come to school unless you're barfing, bleeding, or burning.  Al had been burping and swallowing all day as if he was going to puke.  I kept telling him I thought he might need to go home.  He kept telling me no.  He made it through... all the way to the end of 5th period.  And then he puked all over Jon...