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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My view will be unpopular, but if you are special needs to the level of being non-verbal, maybe OA or any bilingual school is not for you...you may be better served in a dedicated special needs school with more therapists and specialists. And the public at large may be better served financially, vs keeping a large staff 20+ to serve 8 kids in one facility. (I don't mean non-verbal ala Stephen Hawkings)[/quote]

Your view is not unpopular, it would be illegal to put into practice in 2015. All publicschools must meet the needs of students in the least restrictive setting  (not segregated schools or classrooms) whenever possible under the law.

I'm a parent of 2 students who attended LAMB. One had serious language/based disabilities (articulation issues, not cognitive) and he was supported well there. LAMB has proven to me and others that inclusion can be done very well within an immersion setting. They hired bilingual support staff and specialists (OT, SLP, psychologists) and intervened early and often and included parents in every decision.

If these serious allegations have any merit the families need to be consulting lawyers or ask for a federal Dept of Ed investigation. [/quote]

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