On numerous occassions since school has started, my son has been disruptive in class, uncontrollable, sometimes won't perform assignments, and other negative behavior. We're dual working parents, so he's been in school for at least 5 years. There's generally an adjustment period whereby he'll have a few problems the first couple of weeks of school, then get better once he adjusts. But at his new school, this has not been the case. It seems as though he'll have 1 incident every 2 weeks whereby the principal and/or teacher will have to call my wife or myself to report his behavior. He seems to get very angry in school, but hasn't displayed this behavior consistently at home. On occassion when he loses a basketball or football game, he will get very upset. But while playing organized sports, he interacts well and doesn't seem to get upset. His first report card was very good academically, but in behavior he received Ns for needing improvement.
On several occassions during this school year, he has also lied on the teacher and other students to protect himself. The teacher started a daily sticker program whereby his behavior would be evaluated and reported to us daily. 3-4 stickers is very good, and 1-2 stickers indicates he didn't listen or follow directions. Anytime he receives less than 2 stickers, he gets very upset. Especially on days, when the class draws from a treasure chest which requires 3 or more stickers for participation. We're really concerned with his problems at school. We're also fearful that he may be labeled as a trouble-maker in school