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[quote=Anonymous]Thank God he out grew it.

Yes, it was terrifying. I would not wish that feeling on anyone else, especially someone who is tasked with taking care of another person's child.

I know and experienced (almost) worst case scenario, and I know how attentive I am and my awareness of his risk. I also saw that day how quickly you can lose a runner, even if you are paying attention and even if you believe you have safeguards in place.

No one is as attentive to a child with unique issues than a parent. No one will take them as seriously as a parent or be more conscious at preventing risk.

Before I lost my runner, I might have felt differently. But now I can say with certainty that I would not consider this accomodation for taking a runner on field trips is remotely the same as making sure that there is a staff member trained to administer an epi or diabetic medicine, or having some way for the blind child to hear the signs or provide accesibility for a child with mobility issues or a one on one aide to help an autistic child (non running) to get through the field trip. If the child truly is a runner than this is a safety issue, akin to the overheating issue someone gave as a reason to keep a child from an outdoor field trip, particularly if the child is younger and small enough to slip through unexpected spaces, or non verbal and a runner, or prone to self harm and a runner.

I would feel differently though if a parent agreed that part of the accomodation of bringing the child on the field trip would include a wrist to wrist "leash" (don't know th proper word) to be worn by the aide and the child at all times.

In my opinion this example falls out of a reasonable accomodation because it compromises the safety of the child, even if basic precautions (barring something like a wrist leash) are put in place.

Back to the other part of your question, no, after that incident we did not allow anyone, even immediate family members, to take him out unless we were there as well. The risk of someone losing track of him was just not worth it.[/quote]

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