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Sunday, 14 April 2013

Apology Letter

Well we have survived the first term of school and it was such a long term. However it did have it's challenges along the way, especially towards the end of the term when my ASD son was winding down and finding it difficult to focus on school.
The really good news and I am over the moon about, my son actually now belongs to a small group. He is no longer sitting there and talking to random kids as they walk by. He is meeting up with three other children everyday at lunch time and interacting and mucking around like kids do and this has been going now for a few weeks.
But towards the end of the school my son and his little group got into trouble while playing down on the oval. The school has a hands off rule which they broke. My ASD son did come home on this occasion agitated and he ended telling me what happened which I was pleased with his behaviour or rather what he said out loud when the teacher was walking away.
I asked him why would he say that? His response was It just came out!! He was thinking it then it popped out!! It was decided he would write an apology letter.

Dear Miss
Yesterday while sitting on the oval, with my friends a teacher approached and said 'there had been two complaints of our group breaking the hands off rule.'
I replied to the teacher 'did she want us to be drones' as I felt, us not being able to interact was unfair, because we are kids and kids muck around.
She told us'no she did not want us to be drones'and I said 'there was no middle ground'and another kid began to say something when the teacher said 'no I'm not listening'and she walked away.
While she was walking away, without thinking I said 'Bitch!' As soon as I said this I knew I was wrong and I got scared and ran away.
When I got home in the afternoon, I told my mother what I said 'I told her I knew I was wrong in what I said and should never have said anything at all. My mother was upset and told how disappointed with me. She told to think about what I did.
When my father came home, mum told dad. My father was extremely upset and said I should not have this and there was no excuses, for me to have ever done this. Dad told me he was ashamed and that I had embarrassed myself and my family not to mention disrespecting a teacher.
I wish to say to the teacher, who I was rude to, that I'm extremely sorry and I regret what I did, I know no matter what there is no excuse to use a bad word to a teacher or other students.

 

3 comments:

  1. Wow huge letter. It is hard how honesty can lead them into trouble... Today my son tripped up (didnt require huge letter though) but he was right that was the frausting thing! Treen

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  2. Awesome to see your son is part of a small group of friends. Fantastic!!!

    What a great letter. So impressed!!!

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  3. I'd be over the moon about the friendship group! Fantastic! And it's great that he recognised he did something wrong and that he needed to make amends in some way. I hope the teacher receives the letter with grace and understanding.

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