Hannah and School

While Hannah was recovering on the couch after surgery, we were really praying and struggling about  what to do about Hannah’s schooling.  We had hoped that she’d be able to return to Mountain View (her regular school), but she was still having about nine or ten seizures a day, so it seemed an unlikely option.  The other option was online school.  She was enrolled in both schools, and we needed to figure out which one she would attend (I guess the state doesn’t like your child to be enrolled in two different schools at the same time).

Those of you who know Hannah, know how much of a social creature she is.  We hated the idea of her being homebound in front of a computer every day with no social outlet.  On the flipside though, we couldn’t imagine her sitting in a normal classroom with her seizures.  Before giving up on the normal classroom though, we asked the principal at Mountain View if we could at least meet with him and Hannah’ new teacher to discuss the possibility of her actually attending.

A few days later we walked into a meeting at the school expecting to see just the principal and teacher.  We were surprised to also see the school nurse, the resource coordinator, and the school psychologist.  A whole team had been assembled to discuss Hannah’s situation and her needs for attending Mountain View.  This team is now trying to get a health aide approved through the district who would be with Hannah at all times.  This process unfortunately takes a couple months, so in the mean time, the principal has graciously allocated one of his staff members to be with Hannah temporarily until an official health aide can be approved.  What an amazing answer to prayer for us.  Thank you Mountain View, and thank you Mr. Knorr.

Hannah started school last week. She attended just a couple hours each day and mostly did testing with the resource coordinator, and with the physical and occupational therapists. This week though, she is in her normal class room.  She has an amazing aide and a teacher who are really looking out for as she transitions back to the class room. 

Tonight, Hannah said “I’m actually looking forward to school tomorrow.”