Am i over reacting???

I don't think so, I'd be mightly pissed off too. I think that's really poor to put a kid of his age outside and left to his own devices and I'd be inclined to speak to the school about that. That's not on as like you said, he could have just wondered onto the road and no one would have been any the wiser.

I would be annoyed. Whats wrong with the corner of the room?

I was fuming mad with Janaya's teacher a while back, Janaya had asked to go toilet but the teacher wouldnt let her, so she pooed her pants I asked the teacher what was going on and she said "Oh all the kids say they need to go toilet when they dont" Grrr....

Definitely not over-reacting... that's not on. Do talk to the school about it.

Also an idea, seeing as the problem was with a reliever - could you do a little profile thing for Bay for his teacher to keep in their plan for relievers to read? With a photo of him and could say something like "Hi my name is Bayley. I have aspergers, which means I see things differently to other kids. I get scared of strange people and loud noises, and sometimes need some quiet time out in the class room. I take things you say literally and sometimes find it hard to work with other kids (or whatever things are important for teachers to know about him).

I would be furious. You do not send a 5 yr old out of the classroom, thats just crazy. You should complain.

well im glad im not over reacting!! thanks heaps ladies!!!

I think i will go straight to the vice principal shes lovely and understanding!! the reason why i dont want to go to his normal teacher is bcos when i told her he had aspergers when he first started school her reply was "oh no i dont think so! hes just like every other kid, he just have a few behavioural problems" well i almost burst into tears right in front of her!!!!!

then they had a problem with him in assembly a few times where he would hide in a corner with his hood over his face!!! so i said "well i know i dont know too much about his aspergers yet but that is one of his things as part of it" their reply "well you cant blame everything on that now can you!"...WTF that was one of the only things i had said to them!!!....

so im really worried they think im blaming everything on that!!

the thing that kept bugging me about him wondering off was that as much as i love that boy - sometimes he gets lost finding his way to his room!! (seriously!!! sometimes he goes into a world of his own and ends up in another room! ) so the thought of him trying to make his way home just scares the crap out of me!!!

Liz i really like that idea!!! im going to do it!

Kylie that is shocking about Janayas teacher!!!! that mustv been humiliating for her!!!

I would be absolutely fuming Amber, it reminds me of when my sister was at a mainstream primary school , honestly it was shocking , she has developmental delay , autism and aspbergers,she was basically ignored in the classroom , she would cry every morning when I walked her to her class , and beg me to take me home (it was heartbreaking ) the kids made fun of her ,yet nothing was done, and for standard four camp either my parents had to go and sleep in another cabin , or she wasnt allowed to come because other parents complained (she wasn't bloody contagious !)
my mum, gran and aunt were constantly having arguments with the principal

Now C is at the same school and its much , much better (and a new principal too ) and aspergers or not , the kids are not allowed out of the teachers sight, if a parent is late the teacher remains in the classroom with the child , they aren't allowed onto the playground or anything til the parent has come and let them know they are there

Teachers, working with children , should remember how embarrassing it is for kids, even just to say they don't want to take part, or that they need to go to the toilet, kids at that age are going through an awkward stage of wanting to make and keep friends, and don't like bringing attention to themselves .
When C was 4 she did ballet, and was really nervous about her first concert, when we got there her teacher started telling her off for taking her costume home, so I stopped the teacher gave her my "look " and said
"she is nervous enough as it is , you do not need to go on at her , I don't care how stressed you are, she is 4 , if she took the costume home its because she thought she could "
she shutup after that ....

yeah i may need you to come and assert for me Kelly!!

And OMFG!!! i almost cried reading that about your sister!!!

I wouldnt even bring the Aspergers up while talking to them about this paticular situation. NO 5 year old should have been sent out without someone watching that child. In that case they could have either tried to involve him in it, and if he really didnt wanted to let him sit and watch and if he was totally freaking out had an adult deal with him on a one to one situation until it was better or called you in.

I would have been fuming. Seriously heads would have rolled. At 5 they have no idea what so ever about stuff like this.

Definitely not over reacting....imagine if a stranger had been walking past & the type of one to snatch a child...no one would have heard him cry out!

oh kiwilaurie i will definately ask them if they got that book if not will definately have to get one for them!! and i am now REALLY interested in reading the book myself!!!!!