DS had disruptive child sat behind him

My son has inattentive adhd, a light breeze distracts him, he would get literally nothing done if there were bloody cartoons playing in class while he was trying to work!

Don't let it go, this isn't a reasonable adjustment.

It’s a shame for the kids outside of this 20% too. Presumably getting very little attention throughout the day from teaching staff, minimal reward for good behaviour/attendance/results, watching their peers get out of work while they’re expected to do it regardless.

I know it’s obviously not as black & white as that to an adult, but to a young child, it is.

Yeah, I disagree with number 2 as well then. Shouldn't be happening in the classroom. One kid watching Paw Patrol, another in the cosy corner playing with lego, another in their den (desk covered with a sheet) with a laptop, another flashing their card and leaving the room entirely, another doing something else.......etc. etc. 20% of the kids have some kind of special get-out these days. A classroom just can't function like that. It's chaos and detrimental to the other kids. But nobody cares because inclusion.

Because there are two arguments happening

1. That a child should not be allowed to do something that disturbs other children.
2. That watching Paw Patrol is not part of the learning curriculum and therefore said child should not be allowed to do it in school at all.

One is correct - a child in a classroom should not be allowed to do something in the classroom which distracts other children.
Two is not - if a child is experiencing overload or anxiety they can't really learn anything. If ten minutes break watching Paw Patrol can calm them to an extent that they are then able to take in other information that they are being taught, relate to other children in calm and understanding way, and still more still, not shout out, generally self regulate better, then watching Paw Patrol in a way that doesn't disturb others, should very much be allowed for that child.

Were you in the classroom? No, and neither were your mum friends. Children do embellished and exaggerate. If you don't think your child does, you are That parent. I suspect if the cartoon was audible it was only for a few minutes. Sometimes autistic kids need an activity like watching a favourite show for a few minutes to regulate themselves. Maybe 5 minutes of audible cartoons is preferable to a full on 60 minute meltdown. Ideally the 1 to 1 would take the child out, but with so many send children in a school sometimes that just isn't possible, or the isn't anywhere that isn't being used by someone else. Primary classrooms are never quiet places. Tell your son to stay in his lane and focus on his work. No reason for him to be turning round!
Bear in mind class teachers are constrained by policies, and schools are legally required to follow the child's EHCP however ridiculously impractical some of the measures in it may be.

Erm... Stay in my own lane, She is posting on here actively asking for opinions, you absolute doughnut! 🤣

Were you in the classroom? No, and neither were your mum friends. Children do embellished and exaggerate. If you don't think your child does, you are That parent. I suspect if the cartoon was audible it was only for a few minutes. Sometimes autistic kids need an activity like watching a favourite show for a few minutes to regulate themselves. Maybe 5 minutes of audible cartoons is preferable to a full on 60 minute meltdown. Ideally the 1 to 1 would take the child out, but with so many send children in a school sometimes that just isn't possible, or the isn't anywhere that isn't being used by someone else. Primary classrooms are never quiet places. Tell your son to stay in his lane and focus on his work. No reason for him to be turning round!
Bear in mind class teachers are constrained by policies, and schools are legally required to follow the child's EHCP however ridiculously impractical some of the measures in it may be.

Were you in the classroom? Tell your son to stay in his lane and focus on his work. No reason for him to be turning round!?
Your attitude here is appalling towards @CocoBean22 s child.

Stay in 'your' own lane!!

Listening to Chase et al performing another awesome rescue is, unsurprisingly, disturbing the other kids learning. So it's ridiculous and should not be happening. Not sure why you are arguing whilst also agreeing!

Working in classrooms, I would suggest that this child has a disability which makes him become easily overwhelmed by the demands of the classroom. I guess watching Paw Patrol, is something which lowers those demands, prevents overloading and therefore enables him to focus once again on his learning. So no there is nothing inherently ridiculous about preventing a child having a total breakdown in the classroom and helping them focus on their learning.

Letting them do it in a way that disrupts other children's learning, could be described as "ridiculous", but calling things "ridiculous" just because they aren't helpful to your child, when the teacher is trying to deal with the different needs of 30 kids isn't helpful.

Were you in the classroom? No, and neither were your mum friends. Children do embellished and exaggerate. If you don't think your child does, you are That parent. I suspect if the cartoon was audible it was only for a few minutes. Sometimes autistic kids need an activity like watching a favourite show for a few minutes to regulate themselves. Maybe 5 minutes of audible cartoons is preferable to a full on 60 minute meltdown. Ideally the 1 to 1 would take the child out, but with so many send children in a school sometimes that just isn't possible, or the isn't anywhere that isn't being used by someone else. Primary classrooms are never quiet places. Tell your son to stay in his lane and focus on his work. No reason for him to be turning round!
Bear in mind class teachers are constrained by policies, and schools are legally required to follow the child's EHCP however ridiculously impractical some of the measures in it may be.

Come on, let's engage brain a little here.
The child will NOT be watching Paw Patrol all day. It will be used as an incentive for him to do work. So finish this worksheet, and you'll get 5 minutes of PP. And repeat.
Some children have such high levels of need, that this is the only way. At least initially. And this child's stress levels will be through the roof at being reintroduced to class.

OP, it would be absolutely fair enough to question the headphones thing. But please do not go straight to the Head as another poster suggested

But it is ridiculous that child X is allowed to watch PP in the classroom. That statement is obviously true

Spoken like someone who has no idea what teaching is like. We do not have a choice but to reintegrate all children into the classroom!

Let it go. You have no idea how much work it has taken to get this child into classroom. I'm sure the long term plan will be to use paw patrol etc less and less and he begins to cope.

This is absolute rubbish.

If the child cannot cope in the classroom allowing them to distract everyone else isn’t the answer.

It isn't just support staff though. Teachers still have to plan often bespoke curriculums/activities for these children. Often the SENCO role is given to a teacher who also has the responsibility of a class.

There's also a lot of paperwork involved documenting incidents, learning plans, parent meetings etc.

A huge amount of time and resources are given to children with SEND, and there isn't enough funding for full 1:1 support, which is draining school and LA budgets substantially.

So my point still stands that attention is indeed being taken away from the other majority of children (however many) in the class.

Let it go. You have no idea how much work it has taken to get this child into classroom. I'm sure the long term plan will be to use paw patrol etc less and less and he begins to cope.