I work at an international school. I was contracted to teach grade one. One of the students was fine until a month into school. Then they started being disruptive, not following directions, not reading, doing any math. I had numerous meetings with the admin, even having them visit the class to watch this student. They totally understood what was going on. At a support staff meeting, 9 sitting around the table, everyone agreed this student is oppositionally - this spelling looks wrong - defiant. Walking out of the meeting, I knew that as the only foreign hire, I would take the hit for this child's behavior. The following week, this child went on a mini vacation with their family. In the meanwhile, it was suggested I have several strategies in place to help them settle down. When the child came back, I had about 5 ideas ready to roll. I told the admin I would give this child time to settle in but had given the child warnings about their behavior and the consequences. Unknown to me, my admin went to their office and wrote a very damning email to me stating I had not followed their directive and calling me insubordinate. The next afternoon, Friday, at 3:10, I was called to the director's office and told that as of Monday morning, I was no longer in the class but being moved to Middle School, teaching 2 periods every other day. No one was given a heads' up. A generic email went to the whole school community including my teaching partner and parents. I am not allowed to speak and was put on probation until Christmas. This feels like a demotion. Now, can someone give me ideas to fill the time and be productive, positive, and an influence on the students I see every day?