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I would get there 15-30 minutes early to make sure that certain safeguards
are in place. I would make sure that the parent of the other child has been
informed.The school staff obviously did not have their act together. I would
ask what new measures have they implemented to make sure that this does
not happen again. I would be upset too. If you still feel uncomfortable. I
would contact the SD and voice your concerns.

OMG...frightening & enraging at the same time... I hope they put safeguards
in ASAP. I'd like to hear why/how he got out of their sight. Good luck,
nakama.

See, this is what I am afraid of with Ali when she starts school in September.....at the school she is going to there is a 18 kids to 2 teachers ratio......she is really big into wondering off and running away right now

I would be scared to send my child back to the school....I would ask to sit in one day as another suggested....and get there early each day.

I would make sure his mom knows too. I bet she was not told. And I would get there early too. I always get there at least 15 minutes early. Try to be a little unpredictable. I take my time walking in and leaving and look in the windows before walking in. I have walked in on some surprising things in the last year or so. I would make sure his mom knows. We are usually the last to know.It shouldn't, but it's bound to happen. I mean, look at how many kids get out of their homes when they're alone with a parent, or even two parents. I agree that this school should have taken more precautions, but at least they realized he was missing and they were looking for him. I know that it's terrifying when this stuff happens, especially for parents, but it's also awful for the teachers.

One of the children I work with got away from his teachers at school one day. They were working on independence with walking from one classroom (like music or art) back to his special ed classroom (the teacher calls to let them know he's on his way.) He carried a PEC with him of where he was supposed to be going, that way if anyone found him wandering they would know where he was supposed to be. Well, needless to say, one day he didn't show up after they were called to say he was going. They went to immediately look for him, and couldn't find him. They ended up doing a school wide search including all of the staff, and several older students. They eventually found him-in the gym, climbing up the stairs to go onto the roof of the gym.

The teacher called his mother to let him know what happened. His teacher was in tears, and absolutely distraught over the situation. I think she may have been more upset about what happened than his mother was. By friday (this happened on a wednesday), they were building a new wall in the storage room in the gym, and installing an additional door with lock to ensure that something like this didn't happen again.

It's hard becuase our kids are so fast, and so clever.

Jess
Hi everyone,

Yesterday my son started his summer program to maintain his skills. It is a full day program at a school close to home.  Of course, it was the first day, and somewhat chaotic, especially during arrival and dismissal times.  I had decided to drive my son to and from, as it is only 1/2 mile from home.

Anyway, I went to pick my son up at 2 pm, and I saw one of his classmates, who is 6 years old, standing alone in the parking lot while buses and cars drove by!!!  I knew him from my son's regular class.  I walked right up to him, and grabbed his hand.  I started walking back to the building, and saw 4 teachers in a frantic search for him!!

How could one boy escape from a room with a 5;1;3 ratio?  Of course I went straight to the principal and let him know.  I don't know if an incident report was required, but they didn't ask me to make any statements.  Needless to say, I had my doubts about sending my son today.

Will you be allowed to stay in the school for the programme ? Let's say in the light of yesterdays "mishap" with that 6 yr old boy... and your concerns for your own son.... Maybe you can seek permission (a.k.a. insist) that you be allowed to "stick around".... You don't have to be in the class of course... but roaming round the school can maybe give you a feel of how things are run there on a daily basis.

It'll be a good time to get to know the staff too... See how it goes... If you have paid for the programme then you might want to continue, especially if your son is taking it as part of the daily school routine.
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