I was a preschool teacher the last few years and want to offer perspective on that end that I have had endless conversations about. I think two things have been at play here: extreme teacher burnout and lack of class support for meetings and emailing - & children being out of the groove due to tons of at home time from pandemic therefore missing some core chances to practice resolving conflict with peers. These last two years have been conflict heavily in the classroom / and so very little time to meet with parents and get the bigger picture on support and needs.

The concern I have is time-outs.. IMO that’s a mistaken strategy for teachers to implement and tells me they might now have a strong relationship with your kid and it could escalate him. It may be helpful when you get a chance to talk with them about how to redirect him to activities he likes to do, and really focus on finding calming and regulating strategies. Even with high energy, there’s sooo many chances for engagement!! I hope everything works out. I know the stigma high energy kids get and want to validate how awesome it is to work w kids who are so eager and energetic!