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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What about a backpack to put your kid in?  That would keep the teacher’s hands free.[/quote]

I don't know if she would feel comfortable taking a 25-30 pound child down a flight of stairs. [/quote]

The teachers in her new and old room should be participating in the discussions about how to accomodate her.  The teachers in her current room are best positioned to describe or walking/stair skill level.  The teachers in the new room have to choose accomodations that they feel confident they can carry out and they have to practice them.   Maybe they have health issues of their own, like back difficulty, that prevent them from carrying.  Even personal preference should be taken into account.

Personally, as a teacher, my preference would be a ring-wrap type baby carrier that I could use to scoop OP’s child up quickly and secure her to my hip, leaving me hands free for the stairs.  Since I would be carrying OP’s DD, the other teacher would have to take the Go-Bag from our room - which presumably contains contact info cards for all kids, any necessary kids meds, dry snacks, some water, a small first aid kit, etc.

OP, it’s not your job to decide what the accommodation is.  It’s your job to point out the need to accommodate and to come to the table with a variety of suggestions that might work.  this thread provides a lot of ideas.

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