Well this just sucks! I'm not sure that I have the right words for you, Shannon, for Hudson, and your family. This is such a crappy, impossibly hard situation you now have to deal with, amid all the many many other crappy, impossibly hard situations you've encountered on this journey. My daughter has been a public school teacher for 26 years and she is excellent. That said, she is beyond frustrated with how the school system has changed...and not for the better...over the years. Students are not held accountable for bad behaviors and some parents villify the teachers for trying. They are the entitled ones, above the rules and the parents are in denial or just don't care. Many administrators (not all) don't back the teachers because they are afraid of the parents, the school boards, or both. Students like Hudson, and so many others, are the ones who suffer the consequenses. I pray that Hudson thrives in his new school and that his teacher...who is amazing, by the way........does as well. This is yet another journey for you all and with God's grace you will all find the way a smooth one and that any twists and turns will bring good things. Blessings, hugs and prayers.

Shannon, I am so sorry you all have had to deal with so much heartache. I am also sorry that the school system has failed you. This has to be a very tough decision. I pray for all of you. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Advocating is exhausting, especially when it goes nowhere. I am so sorry you have been forced to make life changes once again because others are unwilling to learn or even try to understand. I’m worried this will be our future before too long as well. Sometimes chickens and a garden sound way better than other options out there❤️You’re doing amazing and I inspire to advocate for Jack the way you have advocated for Hudson all these years!! Hugs and love ❤️

Praying for you and your family as you transition. I too was a public school teacher who “would NEVER homeschool”, I too had a kiddo in special education getting services to help him thrive at school, but deep down was observing it could not meet his deepest needs. We transitioned in 2020 to homeschooling, it was the best thing for our kids and our family. Our son can thrive knowing he is safe and be allowed to embrace his unique God given personality and love for learning. The transition was a paradigm shift for my “highly qualified” educational training. The homeschool community in the metro is amazing, please reach out with any questions. I’m proud of you for being brave and serving your family in the way you see fit! You got this mama!!

Hi Shannon,
I'm SO sorry for yet another upheaval for all of you. Its very very sad that Hudson was bullied and that parents didn't resolve what their kids did. I'm sending you my best hug and I'm praying for you on my little Island here, near mainland England.

I’m so sorry to read this, so angry for Hudson, and so proud of you all. I know you are tired, but the ways you all continue to adapt to meet the needs of everyone in your family leaves me in awe. You’ve got this, whatever it looks like, and if you don’t feel like you do, the beauty is that you can change direction again. 💗

I’m so sorry to hear that you are in this impossible situation. Kids can be so mean and sneaky and adults can be so insanely blind! I hope you are all able to thrive in this new environment! ❤️❤️❤️

Oh Shannon, I'm so sorry that it has come to this and you have yet another thing to do.

As a retired educator I am furious that the school ignored the many times Hudson was bullied and I'm sure there were others bullied too. If I had been told Meg was bullying another child she would have been reprimanded and made to apologize. In today's society where many parents see their child has perfect, they are unwilling to believe their child capable of bullying,

The system is indeed broken and sadly, I don't see it changing in the near future. I'm especially sad for Hudson as you've said he really wanted to stay in that school. It hurts my heart that this is yet another hard lesson he has had to face. Sending hugs, love and prayers.

When I received the Caringbridge notification of an update, I was fearful of something wrong with Hudson's heart that had him back in the hospital. This is a different kind of heart problem.
My heart is broken for you and Hudson and for all of the Hudson's in that same situation who do not have parents like you who are their fierce advocates. I am so sorry that it had to come to this and pray that you both thrive in your new "normal" and that somehow there are changes in the broken system that is failing others. You fought the good fight and have made the right decision to protect your cub.