When the names were announced, he moaned and complained for the remaining 30 minutes of the assembly. They went out to recess. She said he was squatted down on the ground and began hitting himself with his ball cap. She tried to explain to him that only 3 students won per grade. He was among the 78 who didn't win.
She tried to get him to calm down, but he refused. She made a deal with him. He had 30 minutes (the recess period) to settle down. If he didn't settle down, he would lose 5 behavior points and a note would be sent home.
She said he did settle down and played for 10 minutes of the recess. When it was time to line up, he started to get worked up again. She reminded him that his 30 minutes were up and he would lose the points if this behavior continued inside.
She said she could hear him stomping his feet coming in, but when he saw her he calmed down. This is when she noticed his red blotchy skin. She told his aide to watch his skin. Shortly after, it was still splotchy while he was with his aide.
When he got to reading, it was less red but Mrs. Banks could see the broken blood vessels. She knew from last year that they were petechia.
She asked him if he tried to choke himself or hold his breath when he was mad. He denied it, but the skin doesn't lie.
I had a long talk with him that night. I reminded him how dangerous it is to hold your breath. The petechia is only a small consequence of holding his breath. I reminded him to use him calming techniques instead of getting to that point of anger. I also gave him a punishment of no electronics for the weekend. Hopefully that currency is powerful enough to get him to stop holding his breath.
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