MI Adoptive Placement - Homeschool?

Honestly? You have 6-8 weeks. Anything you were able to get together will take that long anyway. Deep breaths and know that in April you'll be there.BTW, I do understand. We *did* get permission to homeschool (not in Michigan). We had a court order to do so should our adoption not happen before school started back. CPS was okay with it and the lawyer and CASA were the ones who presented it. But I do understand. I honestly believe that school was the 2nd most damaging thing to my one son that may be permanent damage to who he is as a person socially, mentally, emotionally, and family wise. I believe it was ALMOST as damaging as the EIGHT other homes he had before he was 3 years old in terms of attachment, dysregulation, anxiety, etc. I don't say any of that lightly and had I read that three years ago, I don't think I would have believed it, even as a homeschool mom (I homeschooled my first two kids all the way through). But some kids and some situations....But....unless you already have compelling evidence in hand and can get everyone on board quickly AND have a court hearing soon, I seriously doubt you'll get approval for it. At the same time, MAYBE if you presented it to CPS and supervisor, they'd go for it since you're SO close. I'm so sorry for your son and you going through this. But the light is at the end of the tunnel.

Honestly? You have 6-8 weeks. Anything you were able to get together will take that long anyway. Deep breaths and know that in April you'll be there. BTW, I do understand. We *did* get permission to homeschool (not in Michigan). We had a court order to do so should our adoption not happen before school started back. CPS was okay with it and the lawyer and CASA were the ones who presented it. But I do understand. I honestly believe that school was the 2nd most damaging thing to my one son that may be permanent damage to who he is as a person socially, mentally, emotionally, and family wise. I believe it was ALMOST as damaging as the EIGHT other homes he had before he was 3 years old in terms of attachment, dysregulation, anxiety, etc. I don't say any of that lightly and had I read that three years ago, I don't think I would have believed it, even as a homeschool mom (I homeschooled my first two kids all the way through). But some kids and some situations.... But....unless you already have compelling evidence in hand and can get everyone on board quickly AND have a court hearing soon, I seriously doubt you'll get approval for it. At the same time, MAYBE if you presented it to CPS and supervisor, they'd go for it since you're SO close. I'm so sorry for your son and you going through this. But the light is at the end of the tunnel.

Thank you for your heartfelt response, Pam. We actually have 100% cooperation and are in the process of getting supporting documentation from his foster worker (and her two supervisors), his adoption worker, his assistant principal, his three main teachers, his special education teacher, and his therapist (and her supervisor). The next hurdle will be presenting all of this to CPS (Called DHS here) for approval, which I hear is the hard part.I have heard of a couple people who have homeschooled while in "adoption placement" here in Michigan. I would love to find some of those individuals and speak to them about their experience.Our soon-to-be son is on the verge of going on probation through the courts for his behavior at school... it's mostly a lack of impulse control - disrupting in class, getting up out of his seat, blurting things out, etc, as well as a couple of fights since the beginning of the school year. He is one suspension away from court ordered probation for Truancy - and he hasn't missed a single day! It's just missed class time because he's in the office so often and because of detentions and suspensions.I think probation would be one of the worst things you could do to this kid, honestly. I do not, in any way, see how probation will help with his inability to sit still, his inability to think things through, his inability to control himself every minute of every day. He has a very low IQ, diagnosed ADHD, has been through many bouts of trauma in his 13 years, is a minority race in the school, is two years older than the others in his grade level, etc etc etc. He needs to be home, period. We are having ZERO issues at home as of late and can better handle his impulsivity.Argh! K, sorry to unload my life on you. Just thought a little explanation might help :)

Thank you for your heartfelt response, Pam. We actually have 100% cooperation and are in the process of getting supporting documentation from his foster worker (and her two supervisors), his adoption worker, his assistant principal, his three main teachers, his special education teacher, and his therapist (and her supervisor). The next hurdle will be presenting all of this to CPS (Called DHS here) for approval, which I hear is the hard part. I have heard of a couple people who have homeschooled while in "adoption placement" here in Michigan. I would love to find some of those individuals and speak to them about their experience. Our soon-to-be son is on the verge of going on probation through the courts for his behavior at school... it's mostly a lack of impulse control - disrupting in class, getting up out of his seat, blurting things out, etc, as well as a couple of fights since the beginning of the school year. He is one suspension away from court ordered probation for Truancy - and he hasn't missed a single day! It's just missed class time because he's in the office so often and because of detentions and suspensions. I think probation would be one of the worst things you could do to this kid, honestly. I do not, in any way, see how probation will help with his inability to sit still, his inability to think things through, his inability to control himself every minute of every day. He has a very low IQ, diagnosed ADHD, has been through many bouts of trauma in his 13 years, is a minority race in the school, is two years older than the others in his grade level, etc etc etc. He needs to be home, period. We are having ZERO issues at home as of late and can better handle his impulsivity. Argh! K, sorry to unload my life on you. Just thought a little explanation might help :)

Posting to follow this thread. The young man we have been matched with is struggling with school, and possibly is his quickest trigger. Once I have more information from his school & current IEP, I plan to approach his caseworker and CASA.