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By jl, fourth grade

What a difficult situation to be in! Perhaps a safe way around this might be to hold a meeting with all of the special area teaches (PE, music, art, etc.) and share the behavior plan you have implemented in accordance with
her IEP. Without pointing fingers, politely state that you have been working hard to get this student to reach certain goals, and you could use the support of these teachers to help her achieve them. Then clearly outline the plan, specifying action you will take when the child reaches a certain limit. Let them know that you appreciate their support, but that in order for this student to

understand the consequences, you must be consistant EVERYTIME. Then tell them that you feel in order for this plan to be successful, the consistancy must follow this child everywhere she goes. Then restate that you just wanted to make everyone involved in her educational processes aware of how her behavior plan was going to be implemented from now on and thank them for their support. Subtle, you won't make anyone angry, it is positive and centered on the child and takes the focus off the other teacher. Granted, not as easy as just telling this other teacher to "back off", but let's face it, you really want to keep everything as positive and professional as possible! Good luck, I hope this helps, and continue to reinforce your behavior mod plan. Sooner or later, your student will understand that she can't play one teacher against the other, and hopefully the PE teacher will get the message too!