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perhaps this will work
By courtney

While I have never been in this exact situation, I have been in a similar one, and maybe this will help. Last year, I had a child that was sent to In School Suspension. While there was a "teacher" in the room, she didn't
monitor the children to make sure that they were doing their work. At the end of each day, when I would send for the work, over half of the work was incomplete or not even attempted. I got soooo frustrated! Then I stopped sending everything at once. If we were doing math, I would send down the assignment/activity down with another student.
The student told the child that he would

have --- time to complete the assignment (the same time limit that I would give the other children in the classroom). The responsible student that took down the assignment would set a timer when he/she got back and when the timer went off, he/she would go pick up his work from In School Suspension. I wasn't running around like a chicken with my head cut off and the responsible student(s) took care of everything. I also explained to the student that if he did not complete the assignment during the time allotment that he would have to complete it during his freetime when he finally returned to the room. He loved his free time (and while I wouldn't do this for every child, this child had to be held accountable for his actions--academically and physically), and it seems like your girl does,too--seeing that she was walking around the playground after school. If it isn't graded work, you might also want to send it home and have the mother stand over her while she finishes it. I don't know if this suggestion will help you in your situation, but if not, perhaps you could adapt it to fit your problem. Good Luck!