So, JC has decided to make it extra hard this year for us as far as transportation goes... First off, the stinkin' "special needs" bus that he has to ride on because the regular one is just way to spastic and overwhelming for him to ride, wants to pick him up for school at 6:45 a.m. This is a FULL HOUR before school starts, which is not even 2 minutes away from our house. So.... we had made the decision to just take him in the morning rather than fight with him and us to get up that early! But we still have had him take the bus home. All year he has complained about his bus driver being mean, he has purposely skipped the bus coming home, occasionally missed it due to the bus leaving without him because of his "para" and him taking too long to get there. BUT... he has not gotten in trouble on the bus... Until now! He decides he really doesn't like this bus driver and while getting on the bus to come home on Friday, he tries to get all the other student to not like this driver too. He called him some pretty foul names and was just angry in general that the bus driver was telling him to do something JC just really didn't want to do. We are really working with him and respecting authority!!! It (along with the language) has been an issue for a long time and nothing seems to work. He does feel bad about it afterwards, but... too late, you know! Anyways, back to Friday afternoon..... when JC pretty much refused to do what the driver asked and called him one last disrespectful name, the driver kicked him off the bus. JC got really mad then, because we have talked to him many many times about missing the bus. It is hard when I am working and D is sometimes working to go and pick him up. We count on the bus to drive him home and then he goes in thru the garage. We don't want him to walk because one of the streets is a busy street and well, with JC you just don't know where he'd end up or who he'd pick a fight or argument with!! So.... when JC got off the bus, he hit the side of the bus with his fist, just about broke his hand. The school of course called us, D went down to pick him up and talk with his principal (a really great guy!) about the situation. The bus driver had suspended JC from riding the bus for the next 3 school days. We wanted more than just a suspension because that doesn't say anything to JC, but it does make it hard for us. So... the principal and D came up with an idea and called the bus "depot". They were astonished that a parent wanted something more than a suspension!!! They said usually parents just call to complain and get their kid back on the bus, how sad isn't it.... the way we "enable" our kids sometimes. Well, D and the principal had decided that JC should go to the bus depot and clean the buses after school for the three days of suspension. This still would put a hinderance on us having to take him down there, but at least maybe it would get JC's attention a little. Today was day 2 of the bus cleaning. JC does NOT like it, but I sure hope he gets something out of it. We have been putting verses on the walls and mirrors for the last few months, so we changed them out with new ones this week :) They all have to do with attitude, respect and watching our mouths! We... just keep praying, just keep praying... that's what we do, we pray! Anyways, one more day of bus cleaning and then his PSR worker will go over the last few days with him and talk to him some more about the "incident"... one of these days, it has to sink in, ya know!
Well... off to bed, early to work! Night all! Jesus loves you!
