Child refuses to do his work except when copying from another student s work. He has loud outburst and makes ugly faces and sounds when asked to perform his work. The child can also demonstrate aggression by throwing classmates down. The teacher reports that the child does not respond to missing recess, changing sticks, or rewarding appropriate behaviors. Mom and dad are divorced.
Child lives with mom who expresses an inability of handling son.
Dad behaves permissively since he fails to see the child very often. We do know the child does his work under certain conditions. We also know the child has loud outbursts. He has also thrown a child before. She has also found changing sticks is not successful in changing the boy s behavior.