Discovering the root cause and finding hope.

While having a child expelled from school can initially feel like life has flown off the tracks, eventually you will be able to look back and see God’s guiding hand shaping the situation for you and your child’s joy, hope, and restoration. Just like when God brought Israel back from exile, His promises remain: “Instead of your shame there shall be a double portion; instead of dishonor they shall rejoice in their lot; therefore in their land they shall possess a double portion; they shall have everlasting joy” (Isaiah 61:7).

This article is Part 3 of a three-part series on processing and responding to a child being expelled from school.

• Part 1: How to deal with your own emotions about your child being expelled from school.
• Part 2: How to help your child work through his or her emotions about being expelled.
• Part 3: How to discover the source of the problem and get your child back on the tracks in his or her education.