School Refusal

Not school refusal, Emotion Based School Avoidance, #EBSA, by @LongRoadMum

You aren’t alone. Thousands of families have been here before you. So many feel blamed for their kids struggling even to attend school.

Every day, people join this group, reaching out because their kid is refusing school, or because IEP meeting after IEP meeting has failed to create even a safe environment–let alone an environment where kids can thrive.

It’s not your fault. The document below has more about what other families have been through and links to many of the systemic problems in schools, as well as organizations like “End Seclusion and Restraint” that are working to make changes.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQm0Q27T9xDqh5TU7Gjck3TLU0gmXflOCZMIZQF3oeUFXO2ty025xowSiCr3HqkJfC95eJWqxAm9j88/pub