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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's a good article on the problem and rising cost od special ed funding. I wish the quiet room story went into this part of the story.

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/focus/story/2019-04-05/districts-struggle-with-rising-special-ed-costs[/quote]

Thank you. It kind of struck me about Otto (in particular) being tracked to "life skills" education until his parents battled and got additional testing. The track he was on likely would have had him on SSI and likely needing case management and even guardianship for the rest of his life -- instead of being on track to get a regular diploma. So maybe it cost more upfront for him to get intensive services--but in the long run society GAINS materially.

When I was reading about the quiet rooms all I could think was the direct track this would likely create to other institutions, particular prisons, because of the skills kids DON'T get when stuck in a padded room along with the trauma they DO experience. And those institutions cost plenty as well. [/quote]

Wha struck me about Otto is he is holding an iPhone and his mother is holding a keyboard in the air. I am skeptical of facilitated communication where the student types while someone holds a keyboard and moves it around. You never know if the person is moving the keyboard to the child's finger or the child is really typing independently. If he can manage to use an iPhone why isn't he typing independently? So who knows if he really is independently able to be on a diploma track? [/quote]

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