can a boy 16 on zoloft and depressed be kicked out of high school for missing days in colorado?

Question

My 16 year old was kicked out of school today because of missing too many days. He is on meds for depression and this is why he misses.

Answer 1

Alot of schools have attendance policies and some states have a required number of days a child has to attend in order not to fail which really is unfair I think. When I was a kid I had great attendance and was an honors student until 7th grade, I missed 42 days, but this was years ago before the states gave tons of aid for kids attending school. I don't think it matters how many days a kid misses as long as they are not failing and do the work.

Your son had a medical reason for missing school, get a doctors note and take it to the school superintendent and ask him/her why your child was kicked out for having a medical problem that you have medical notes and documentation for. I tell you, I would be really angry about that. I'm disabled due to cancer and lymphedema and if I was kicked out of somewhere for being sick and I had medical documentation I would contact disability organizations and cause alot of grief, nobody should be penalized for having health problems, you can't control health problems, you didn't ask for them. I probably would make sure the newspapers knew about it and maybe even be mad enough to sue.

Answer 2

If that's the case, then his treatment is inadequate or incorrect. From the phrasing of your question, it's likely that he wasn't cooperating with the school officials. If a student is sick or disabled, there are public education options for him, but these won't necessarily be in a public high school. That's because the courses given in a regular high school are predicated on the assumption that the student will be there every day.

A one-semester high-school class meets for perhaps ninety days. If a student in a rigorous math or language class misses thirty of those, just what is the teacher supposed to do?

Answer 3

I too have the problem of zoloft and depression. However, the meds should not be making matters worse. You need to contact the physician or worker or who ever is in charge of the case. With proper medication, he should be able to handle this, unless there is an underlying problem here that is not being brought to light.

Answer 4

I went to an all-boys high school so yes I missed out

Answer 5

Depression can technically be considered a learning disability. Get the correct documentation from your doctor and then challenge the school system.

Answer 6

well if he takes it, he wouldn't be depressed anymore. Your the parrent, tell him to get his butt to school. Im sure he's staying home playing video games and playing on the internet.