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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How good is Bethesda about letting kids be in walkers for the whole school day and not utilizing wheelchairs?  We heard from a family at Forest Knolls that their child is always rushed and that aides sometimes put him in a wheelchair (not his and not on his IEP)  but that he didn't want parents to complain and was okay w using a wheelchair for part of the day instead of trying to stay in walker.  This is my fear.  So many kids and crowded hallways.   If she doesn't continue to use her legs everyday, I fear she will lose mobility.  Does anyway take their kids out during the school day for therapy sessions?  She'll be exhausted after school.  All things I'm thinking of.  Thank you for the feedback.   [/quote]

Kids do a lot of sitting in 1st Grade, OP, whether or not they use walkers, wheelchairs, or are NT.  It's a big change from Kindergarten to 1st grade for that very reason.  They spend a lot of classtime seated and working.  I think the hallways are a lot less crowded than you seem to have a mental image of.  My DD's class lines up and moves in a single line through the hallway.  She has never had a problem moving a wheelchair through the hallway.

You have stated that you fear recess in a previous post, but recess would be a prime opportunity for your child to move around.

My DD comes late once a week for private PT, as do many kids.  If you get an 8 am session, the child can arrive by say, 9:15 or 9:30 and it's basically all good.  I agree that after school is too much, too long of a day.

At this point, I'm going to suggest that you visit Bethesda Elementary and maybe a couple of other schools.  Also, I really recommend that you stop listening to so much gossip.  You are going to hear from people about things they don't like at every elementary school.[/quote]

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