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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think it's over-accommodation because most adults can choose to eat their lunch in a quiet spot if they so choose. I'm not ADHD and have always sought quiet places to enjoy lunch my entire adult life and it's never been an issue.

My kid used to go to a school that enforced silent lunch for ALL kids, and I thought that was ridiculous because some kids can handle talking and eating. So offering a separate quiet space makes way more sense than that.[/quote]

That’s true, but it is also removing kids from what all other kids do in a big way. So it’s right to give it some careful thought. [/quote]

Two obvious considerations I see are LRE and individualized goals. If the school is really intending to transition kids from quiet to regular lunch, I don’t see this as a staff reduction effort. Seems like it would require more intensive effort than to just keep a bunch of kids in quiet lunch with the minimal supervision that takes.

I said before that I think getting kids to the point where they can regularly be successful at regular lunch is a great skill. But I don’t think it’s a simple or easy transition. [/quote]

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