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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As an elementary specials teacher, I will say that 2nd graders shouldn’t be getting “lost.” Maybe kindergarteners, but 2nd graders should know where everything is in the school and how to go where their class is going. What the teacher seems to be saying is that your child intentionally snuck away. In more extreme cases that’s called eloping and it’s a big deal because teachers’ eyes can’t be on everyone every minute. A teacher should not have to be concerned that a 2nd grader who asks to go to the bathroom will actually wander the halls or God forbid try to leave the school.[/quote]

Piecing together what the teacher and my child said, it seems that while the class was waiting to take turns using the water fountain my child and at least one other student walked into the book fair. The teacher brought the class from the water fountain back to the homeroom and didn’t realize my child hadn’t returned. 10 minutes later she sent 2 students search for my child. The gym, water fountain, book fair room, and homeroom are all very close. If the students are lined up against the wall waiting for water it would be very easy for one competent adult to make sure they don’t leave the wall or at least recount the students before walking the 20 steps back to the classroom. [/quote]

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