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[quote=Anonymous]Special needs mom here.

Regarding the original request by the SN girl's parents to have her be in every single group with her friend and sit next to her throughout the day -- would you ever honor such a request for two other students = neurotypical students?  Because this sounds like an extraordinary request to me, OP.  An inappropriate request.  It sounds like the only reason you honored it was that one of the students was special needs.  It's not an accommodation to help the SN child access the curriculum.  It's simply an accommodation to make the parents feel that the child is comfortable.  And it would create an imbalance in the classroom and essentially render another child an aide for a child, which is inappropriate.  Also, it really limits the SN child's ability to work toward having better social relationships.

I have a special needs child (severe) and I can't imagine putting this burden on another child.  Nor would I want my child to have only one contact.

The request was inappropriate and shouldn't have been honored.

I agree you need to split them up, and simply find a way of explaining it -- it's time for a new floor plan, it's time for Larla to meet new people, Larla and Larlita belong in different curriculum-based groups.

If the SN child requires constant caretaking, she needs a 1 to 1.[/quote]

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