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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 383041" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>in my opinion a LOT of it depends on WHY his desk is at the front. Is it there because he goofs off if he isn't in the front? Does he have an IEP or 504 plan that says he must sit in the front of the class - in which case the teacher MUST make him sit in the front or she will be violating his plan. Is it his assigned seat or are the kids allowed to all sit wherever they want each day? Does he do things to distract the other kids if he sits in the back of the room, or sits behind any student? Is he specifically supposed to NOT sit by one of the kids that he would be next to if he sat in the back? Are there more seats than students, so that his moving around did not upset another student's seating assignment? Is he interested in a girl who sits next to where he moved?</p><p> </p><p>on the other hand, is he getting picked on by other students for being good in math, volunteering answers, always having the right answers or the wrong answers? Does the teacher spray when she speaks so that the people who sit in front get showered with spit as she speaks (I had a teacher who did this and it made sitting in front VERY unpleasant, not to mention germy. Sitting up front was esp yucky right after lunch. No one said anything until someone complained to a school counsellor and then the guy somehow learned how to NOT spray his lectures.) Does the person who sits right behind him bother him in some way, accidently or on purpose?</p><p> </p><p>There are a LOT of reasons to think this might be no big deal and the teacher should have just let it go, but sometimes the classroom dynamic makes this a truly terribly idea - one that can cause problems for extended periods of time. </p><p> </p><p>I don't know think that the teacher should be held accountable for unwisely choosing this battle until you know more about WHY he wanted to sit there and WHY she did not want him to. Often teachers will put students in the front row if they have problems getting along with those sitting around them, with getting distracted if they can see other students, or if they generally cause problems. They also might assign those seats to children with eye problems, discipline problems, etc... and almost every IEP/504 says that the student should sit at the front of the class. In one year I can remember my dad and the other teachers saying that they routinely had half of the class that was supposed to sit in the front row per their IEP, 504, parents' request or the principal's request. </p><p> </p><p>Issues like these are incredibly frustrating from a parent's perspective because there is absolutely NOTHING that we can do about them. It is one reason why many of us let school problems be handled by the school. We don't expect school to punish our child if he calls us a profane name and spits on our toes, so if he refuses to do what the school wants then the school can deal with his punishment and we can leave it at that. </p><p> </p><p>Just my thoughts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 383041, member: 1233"] in my opinion a LOT of it depends on WHY his desk is at the front. Is it there because he goofs off if he isn't in the front? Does he have an IEP or 504 plan that says he must sit in the front of the class - in which case the teacher MUST make him sit in the front or she will be violating his plan. Is it his assigned seat or are the kids allowed to all sit wherever they want each day? Does he do things to distract the other kids if he sits in the back of the room, or sits behind any student? Is he specifically supposed to NOT sit by one of the kids that he would be next to if he sat in the back? Are there more seats than students, so that his moving around did not upset another student's seating assignment? Is he interested in a girl who sits next to where he moved? on the other hand, is he getting picked on by other students for being good in math, volunteering answers, always having the right answers or the wrong answers? Does the teacher spray when she speaks so that the people who sit in front get showered with spit as she speaks (I had a teacher who did this and it made sitting in front VERY unpleasant, not to mention germy. Sitting up front was esp yucky right after lunch. No one said anything until someone complained to a school counsellor and then the guy somehow learned how to NOT spray his lectures.) Does the person who sits right behind him bother him in some way, accidently or on purpose? There are a LOT of reasons to think this might be no big deal and the teacher should have just let it go, but sometimes the classroom dynamic makes this a truly terribly idea - one that can cause problems for extended periods of time. I don't know think that the teacher should be held accountable for unwisely choosing this battle until you know more about WHY he wanted to sit there and WHY she did not want him to. Often teachers will put students in the front row if they have problems getting along with those sitting around them, with getting distracted if they can see other students, or if they generally cause problems. They also might assign those seats to children with eye problems, discipline problems, etc... and almost every IEP/504 says that the student should sit at the front of the class. In one year I can remember my dad and the other teachers saying that they routinely had half of the class that was supposed to sit in the front row per their IEP, 504, parents' request or the principal's request. Issues like these are incredibly frustrating from a parent's perspective because there is absolutely NOTHING that we can do about them. It is one reason why many of us let school problems be handled by the school. We don't expect school to punish our child if he calls us a profane name and spits on our toes, so if he refuses to do what the school wants then the school can deal with his punishment and we can leave it at that. Just my thoughts. [/QUOTE]
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