Teachers are trained to give the best support for their students.

This elementary school teacher noticed that one of her students was struggling with noise and fluorescent lights.

So he moved him to a dimmer corner, where he became calmer and more focused,

But his mother got mad and insisted nothing was wrong with him.

Check out the full story below for all the details.

AITA for moving a student to a different table without asking for permission from his mother?

I am an elementary school teacher.

One of my students, who we’ll call Carson, is six.

Recently, I noticed he was showing signs of being on the autism spectrum.

Carson avoids eye contact. He flaps his hands when anxious.

He gets overwhelmed in noisy situations.

This woman brought up her observations to Carson’s mother.

What really stuck out to me was the trouble he has with my classroom’s fluorescent lighting.

Some of the other kids have teased him because of these behaviors.

I brought this up during a parent-teacher conference with his mom.

I explained that I thought Carson might need some accommodations to thrive.

I said this was especially around sensory stuff.

Carson’s mother got defensive and insisted nothing’s wrong wth him.

She got very defensive and insisted that Carson is “normal.”

She said he is “not like Trevor.”

Trevor is his nine-year-old brother who’s in a special program.

He is nonverbal and has autism.

She insisted Carson did not need anything different.

She decided to move Carson to a different spot, and he became calmer in the new place.

I moved Carson to a table in a corner of the room.

The overhead lights could be off there. I provided a lamp for him to work under.

Since then, he’s been much calmer. He has been more focused.

He has been genuinely happy at school.

His mom was infuriated, still insisting that Carson had no issues.

When his mom found out, she sent an angry email.

She demanded that Carson be moved back to his original spot.

She insists he has no issues.

She refuses to accept that he needs this accommodation.

I explained that he can only get his work done in the quieter, dimmer space.

The mother told her that she should have asked for her permission first.

She is refusing to listen. She says I’m “singling him out unnecessarily.”

She says that “nothing is wrong with him.”

She insists that I should have asked for permission first.

Because of how dismissive she was of my other recommendations, I didn’t go that route.

Now, she’s wondering if she was overstepping.

I’m just trying to help him succeed.

I want him to feel comfortable at school.

His mom thinks I’m overstepping.

AITA?

Let’s see the reactions of other people to this story.

Here’s a sweet and positive remark.

This user makes a valid point.

A parent speaks up.

Thank you for doing what you can to help the kid, says this one.

Finally, short and simple.

Teachers know what’s best for the students in the classroom.

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