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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Huh? Why would you go up the admin chain?

If the kids are not capable of remembering the due dates, as you yourself say, why would they be allowed to bring books home. If you are incapable of doing something, you don't do it. They are still allowed to read books in the library and classroom. They still have opportunities to go to the library with you.

Now encourage them to learn to take responsibility, follow rules, etc.[/quote]

If you are not capable of doing something due to a combination of age and disability, the appropriate solution is not to "not do it", it's to do it with accommodations.  There are plenty of accommodations that would allow a kindergartener with a disability to bring library books back and forth on the appropriate day. The student can be taught to take initiative by keeping library books in his backpack.  The teacher can take initiative, by attaching a "Library Day tomorrow!" tag on his backpack.  The parents can take initiative by setting up a reminder on their phones.  But denying a child the right to participate in the same activities as their peers because of a disability is not the solution.

Similarly, there are plenty of other times when it's appropriate to provide accommodations while working on developing skills.

For example, at 2, my son was not capable of walking more than a few steps, and certainly was not able to walk around the zoo..  So, we accommodated him with a stroller, while he developed his skills in P.T..

In 3rd grade, my son with a disability was not yet capable of reading the books his classmates were reading, so we accommodated him by having him use an app with text to speech, while he also worked on developing his reading skills through reading texts that were on his level.

My 10th grade son with a disability was not yet capable of riding public transportation independently, so I arranged for someone (parent, grandparent, au pair) to accompany him to activities, while also making sure that travel training was in his I.E.P..

OP, I'd find out if this is specific to his class.  If the policy is that no kids in the school are taking books home, or that taking books home is a privilege that starts in first grade, or something, then I'd drop it.  I don't see it as "collective punishment".  I see it as one strategy for managing the library collection.

If it is specific to his class, I'd raise holy hell.[/quote]

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