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Originally Posted by Bagor
I've a friend with a kid who has minor Tourettes (shoulder shrugs). Bright kid, just has minor tics. When they spoke with the teacher and principle to make them aware, present the diagnosis and discuss the situation the principal asked if they wouldn't mind consenting for an application for a teachers aid on the grounds of the condition. It was agreed that there was no need for a special aid for the kid and the aid wasn't to be specific to their child for fear of a stigma/labelling. It was just a case of the school saying the money was out there and why not get it for the good of the class as a whole. This is in Oz.
The money has to be out there to get the resources to help the teacher.
Agreed. There's also the legal implications. You can't have a 4th grader acting as an aide no matter how bright/mature they are.
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The student is not acting as an aid by packing his back pack or feeding the student lunch... The kids pull thier desk together and talk math..