Originally Posted by deafbajagal

Jillo and VamPryoX, have you heard of the Inverted Pyramid Theory in the field of interpreting? You know, where in early ages and grades the role of interpreters is much broader...and as the child gets older, it becomes more narrow to the point that by the time the child reaches high school, the interpreter is strictly "just the interpreter."

I also get irritated when interpreters are active participates in IEP meetings...what does RID Code of Ethics say about this kind of thing. Does the child have privacy rights as well? For example, if the interpreter was interpreting between two children - and then reports that one them is planning to stick gum on a teacher's chair based on the conversation. Don't the children have the right to plot evil things just like any other children would do? (Of course, the extreme exception would be if it was MY chair they were talking about!!!...just kidding). Am I making sense?