Parent Fakes Student Absence

Where do I even start...? I have a 7th grader who is chronically absent (at least 4 times a month), and we just had an individualized education plan meeting for him. Some behavior I witnessed is clear signs of ADHD such as requiring a break to get up and walk, trying to lift desks, can't stay still, etc. During the meeting, we discussed how to move forward, so we are going to excuse his work from the first two quarters. When admin and counselor brought up behavioral issues, the parents immediately started crying talking about how they never expected their son to get C's, D's, and F's along with getting into physical altercations. It's all a blur now, but at one point during the meeting, all teachers who were present all gave each other the "WTF" glance because his parents explicitly stated that his absences were because he refused to go to school because he doesn't like it. His absence reason that is inputted by our attendance manager was always due to medical appointment (ok sounds reasonable if he's getting psychological services), or he was sick. I have asked him if he felt better the day after not seeing him due to a supposed sickness, but he responded with "I wasn't sick; I just didn't feel like coming to school". When we asked what a typical day looks like when the child stays home from school, the parent responded with, "well, we let him relax, play any sport outside, and play video games because we feel like it's a good release of pent up energy". Parents showed no remorse when all teachers talked about his attitude towards teachers and learning. He has a history of strongly grabbing one male teacher to get his attention, cursing at and in front of teachers to other students, and inappropriately used his phone despite the phone ban and does not use school-issued laptop appropriately. I am curious since I am a new teacher... is it wrong for me to go like WTF in this scenario or am I being dramatic. All his other teachers were like WTF, but they have probably seen worse. submitted by /u/Stellar_Cookies [link] [comments]