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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s good to remember that second graders aren’t reliable narrators. I’m sure he ate inside but there may be more to it. [/quote]

Ugh the the relatable narrator phrase 🙄[/quote]

The OP sounds like she hit the roof before getting the whole story.  Her own title is "APS had my 2nd grader...".  APS (as a system) was not responsible, this was a teacher decision.  So, email the teacher!!  Find out what's going on.  THEN react.  Don't just freak out because of a story your 7 year old told you.  He may have it mostly right, but the entire crux on her anger is intent.  She may not completely understand the teacher's intentions here.  The best way to find those is to talk to the other adults.  Once the teacher confirms she is using her hcild as a reward system (IF that is what is happening) then you can elevate this to other channels and let her know you don't think that's appropriate.

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OP here--just received a call from the Assistant Principal and SPED aide. Immediately off the bat they stated that it was a decision made on the spot and it was a mistake. They said the staff member didn't know that kids should eat outside on nice days.

I call BS. I'm sorry--that has been the most contentious issue of returning to in person school and if staff don't understand the gravity of the risks that come with that situation and that they are way out of bounds if they think that it is their own discretion to uniquely put a child at risk without the parent's consent or awareness, then I don't even know what to say.

They acknowledged that it is the other child who needs support, and not my child, so, my child will not be singled out in that way going forward and they will modify lunch and recess for the other child as needed.

I described it as APS to indicate which system we were dealing with, but, did not name the school so as to not totally throw them under the bus though I am half tempted to. I emailed the SPED aide and principal immediately upon returning home last evening, so, I didn't wait around stewing over a child's hearsay. [/quote]

great job making the lives of the school SPED harder, making a SPED kid’s life harder, and probably confusing your kid. Hope you’re happy!!![/quote]

Not OP, but she did not make their job harder. She asked them to do their job and not use her son as a knee jerk reaction / crutch. Agreeing to be in a pre-planned lunch bunch is one thing. Getting plucked away from friends for lunch or recess because a lazy or poorly trained adult didn’t have another option is wrong.  I also have an APS 2nd grader and we kept him remote all of last year - other kids went in person in the spring and he is now trying to navigate a landscape of friendships that changed while he was “gone”. Recess is a big part of when that happens for my son since all the other 2nd graders in our neighborhood are girls. If my kid was missing lunch or recess once a week or more, I would have an issue with it. My kid’s social and emotional needs matter too. [/quote]

yeah well we have no idea if that’s actually what happened. and yeah, banning your kid from a lunch bunch they *want to do* because you don’t want your kid to be around sped kids is a d*ck move. not sure of the facts here. [/quote]

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