Panic attacks
Today was my second outing. I went to my daughter's Jhs to have a mediation meeting with the parent of the child that she pushed. The boy ended up in the hospital with a concussion. The police were called. My daughter was suspended for three days. Anyway I get to the school by cab. In the city limits, the paratransit are cabs. It is hard getting in and out. I get there and then you have sign in. These people knew I was coming and may need accomodations. I sit on a low hard bench and wait. The change of class bell sounded and all these kids started milling about. The school has 1200 students. As I was sitting there, I started breathing hard and fast and the tears started rolling down. The principal comes and ask if I needed water and started rubbing my back. Then the guidance counselor. I don't know what happened. This is the second panic attack that I have had going out for nonmedical issues.
Then they tell me I would have to walk across the school. I can walk but the thought of trying to move with preteeens around me made me nervous. Thank God someone started to bring a wheelchair and took to the meeting. The staff was great and the other parent compassionate. She said she chose not to press charges and wanted to work without police. We came up with a plan for the children t have three meetings
at lunch time to work on positive relationship building, we the parents exchanged phone numbers.
So I guess the meeting ended well. I just don't understand the panic attacks. I have worked with kids in the past in schools.
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