Glad to hear there have been so many positive moments for your DD!
DD is right, though, the peers do have to be instructed not to laugh, as, if the behavior is reinforced by peer attention, it doesn't matter if teachers use selective attention or ignoring strategies, or any other strategy, with 100% consistency, laughter from the peer group will continue to maintain the target behavior. She may view this in different ways than the staff do, but the point actually is not to be a role model, but simply to avoid reinforcing undesirable behavior. OTOH, if they do something appropriate, feel free to reward them with attention (laughing or otherwise).
