My Grandson has been bullied at his school since he was in…

Ok .... Thanks, ***** ***** wait to see what the Lawyer advises in his email.

Hi Debra: I don't know about an IPRC. Owen (my Grandson) and his Mother are going to Clinton Library tomorrow, (Wed, May. 2) to have an assessment done....I don't think it is IPRC. He was going to have it done at the school he had been removed from but it would be too traumatic for him to go there. He has something like a PTSD trigger when he goes there or if he sees some of the kids that were bullying him. We have seen at when the bus comes, when it is time for school, at hockey, in a playground in another town. He is - apparently eligible for Home Hospital, which is tutoring at home. That was OKed last week, for 10 hours a week. However, another week has gone by and there has been no other word from the School or the School Board. There are only 2 more Months of School, at this rate, Owen will not get any help before Summer, If then. We are looking at Public Schools, but the local schools have already accepted 2 or 3 of the bullies that were moved out of his school...Huron Centennial Public School. This cuts down the schools that are available. Owen's Parents....Cheryl and Jason Wallis....live in the county...so busing is an issue and they would have to drive him every day. They looked into Catholic Schooling, however, they cannot accept him as they have to keep so many spaces free for Catholic Students...Owen is not Catholic. We check a local school that Owen's Mother attended in Lucknow, they would live at my home in Lucknow during the week. However, this school is under the Bruce County School Board. In spite of that Cheryl seemed to be getting very positive response. Yesterday, they took Owen to the school for an interview and a tour and were told by the Principal that he had spoken with the Principal at Huron Centennial and was under the impression that this was a terrible mess and he would just as soon not get involved and the perhaps Home Hospital is the best option. But so far...no Home Hospital is on the Horizon.I should add that...Cheryl is on a disability pension and her husband Jason is a labourer with a tree cutting company...they do not have the funds to go to private school or to fund home tutoring. I am Sharon Cuillerier, Cheryl's Mother, I live in Lucknow. Cheryl and ***** *****ve on a farm (that Jason's Parents own) just north of Bayfield, Ontario. Is this something that we need a Lawyer for?Owen exhibits many of the symptoms of a Bullied Child as shown in the Bullying Seminar. He was a lovely kind child when he was 3 as started Junior Kindergarten. Since then we have seen a steady decline in behaviour. He had night terrors, that have him waking crying, fighting, screaming. He is aggressive and hits at his Mother and Father, he is mean to his dog. When the threat of going to the school or somewhere where he has to confront a large group of children he becomes clinging and frightened, or very defiant and aggressive. He has talked that no one loves him, no one likes him, he should be dead. It is heart breaking to see the change in him over these years. He feels that no one believes him and that his Mom and Dad let him down and didn't keep him safe.

Hi ..... I was just told by my Daughter that the Dr. the school referred Owen to is a Pediatrician and was expected to put Owen on Medication. He didn't feel medication was the answer. The test they are taking today is the Woodcock Johnson IV Test of achievement. I don't believe they are looking at special needs. This all seems to go back to the bullying and the ;lack of trust Owen has in anyone's ability to keep him safe. My big question is....Should we be consulting a local Attorney??

Thanks so much for your help. I will follow your advice and try to get Owen a psycho-education assessment and see what happens. Thanks again. Sharon