Jemkell's Journal

I'm sitting here, after two days of coverage of the VA Tech tragedy and thinking of the issues the person had who did the shootings with an awful feeling in the bottom of my stomach.

Not long ago a boy from a local high school in my state who has similar disabilities to my daughter stabbed another student to death. He had been teased and taunted terribly, the family trying to get him in the best placement succeeded temporarily.

I am fighting desperately to get her in an appropriate placement. She went to the hospital last Friday from school after refusing to go to her residential program stating she would hurt someone there or herself if they took her there.

She was evaluated, and sent back without my even knowing until it was already done. She keeps saying she wants to go back to the hospital. I am in so much need of support. I have DMH Case Management and will reject her Ed plan when I receive it next week.

Luckily was given permission by my town to look at private placement. I pray I can get it accomplished soon. Monday brings a meeting at her program. I will look forward to that next step. I know not one person on this planet who has a child like mine. I'm so afraid for her.