Friday, May 16th was not one of our stellar days. Bickering over computer usage was escalating. As a reminder we have three computers and six scholars. Sharing computers is not happening as it should. I'm not sharing with him. Why should I share with him he never shares with me. I'll share with him but were only going to do what I want to do. I'll share with you but you are only allowed to watch what I want to watch. I believe that is enough for you to understand what is going on. If not addressed properly there will be an explosion. KABOOM!
Adding to the intensity of the day is The Collector. In addition to his irritation with having to get off the computer there was a cafeteria incident. At lunch time I take the scholars to the cafeteria. Once we arrive at the cafeteria door I transition the scholars to a cafeteria monitor that is one of the teachers. During the transfer all was quiet. I also pick up the scholars after lunch and return to the classroom. Picking them up after lunch is an entertaining process as it is a tattletale extravaganza. He said this. No I didn't you did this. Not me I didn't do anything. My normal reply to all this nonsense is what's your point. That statement must really confused them because I rarely get a response. Now that it is quiet I take head count. We are short one. Where is The Collector I ask? He left the cafeteria early. That is not a good thing. As we enter the classroom BaseG is near the door. He is directing the scholars around The Collector who is sitting at his desk. Apparently something went wrong in the cafeteria as The Collector threw an object at a teacher and then kicked her in the leg. Obviously that is not a good thing as The Collector just lost his computer privileges for the remainder of the day and further corrective measures are probably forthcoming. I decide to think of the positives from this unfortunate event. We now only have five scholars to bicker about using the three computers.
In the midst of all the computer bickering and the cafeteria incident we are now into day three of a parental unit failing to refill a scholars prescription. If your memory serves you well you will recall what PhD? Sparty said about a lack of medication. The longer a scholar goes without medication the more agitated and disruptive he becomes. Well Straw has been off medication for day three and he is now off the hook. His first target was BaseG and then me. Obscene language, threatens to hit us, flips us off at various times of the day. This is cause for concern and discussions about appropriate behave take place. Unfortunately the language and threats continued but are now directed at the other scholars. Now safety of the scholars comes to the forefront and Straw is placed in the timeout room and the parental unit is called to come and get him. Sorry but it is not over. While in the time out room shoes are removed and are being thrown at the ceiling lights. The shoes were removed from the room. Then the belt comes off and it is used as a whip with the bucket hitting the window. The belt was removed from the room. Finally the parental unit arrives and Straw is departing. Prior to exiting the parental unit assures us that she will talk to him about his behavior when they get home. So you know when Straw takes his medication he can go an entire day and you'd hardly know he was in the room. Knowing this I'd like to say to his parental unit that there wouldn't be any behavioral issues if you just gave him his medication but I can't as I could lose my job.
As I said at the very beginning of my blog our scholars have emotional disabilities with controlling their anger being there biggest challenge. We know this and deal with it as best we can. What is really bothersome right now is the continuing escalation of the bickering over computer usage. At some point in the near future there will be a blowup. For the safety of our scholars we have decide to remove the KABOOM from the room by removing the computers.
From the scholars perspective computer usage is the pot at the end of the rainbow so I suspect that Monday morning is going to be real interesting once they realize the computers are gone.
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