<human>: Can you give me a shortened version of the text?

I attended an Individualized Education Program (IEP) meeting today.  The school my troubled stepson attends uses the Nurtured Heart Approach.  The short story on this approach is that troubled children thrive better on positive energy vs. negative energy.

   At this point I need to talk about my stepson.  He is definitely on the Autism spectrum, but not specifically diagnosed.  Also, he's had real problems dealing with authority, but he is a lot better than when I first met him 5 years ago.   

  The school's principal told my wife and I that we should not punish my stepson if he does poorly at school, unless the school calls and tells us we need to discipline him.  This is part of their Nurtured Heart Approach.  The principal's argument was if the boy is punished once, he should not be subjected to a longer punishment by his parents.

   The school's principal used a failed argument against me, "If you get punished at work, you don't come home and get punished again."  Dr. Clueless is correct!  If I get punished at work, I lose my job and then my home.  Thus I can't get punished at home.

  What I really need is data on this "Nurtured Heart Approach" (NHA).  I have read testimonial after testimonial of children doing better in school day over day, or year over year.  I have found absolutely no quantitative data concerning children going through the NHA and becoming successful in the real world. 

  I really appreciate your help with this!
<bot>: A school says their approach is the best for my troubled stepson. I'm questioning the success of the "Nurtured Heart Approach" for education.