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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is your principal's fault. Not all elementary schools put all of the IEP kids in one classroom. We've been in two FCPS elementaries. The first one spread all of the special ed children throughout multiple classrooms (and had a separate autism program) and the second one put them all together (presumably to make it easier on the special ed teacher). As a parent of  NT children, I much preferred having them spread out throughout multiple classrooms, but I am sure parents of special ed children prefer to have one classroom so the teacher is with their child all day. I don't think there is a winning situation here.[/quote]

As a mom of a kid with an IEP - no I don’t want them all in the same room.  It is chaotic with all the comings and goings.  Principals do it that way because it easier.  It is technically not allowed.

It also doesn’t allow the IEP kids to make friends with other kids.[/quote]

How is it “technically not allowed”?[/quote]

Putting all the kids into one gen ed class is not really inclusive or least restrictive. Kids with IEPs are supposed to be balanced out across the gen ed classes. The lack of SPED teachers has lead to “inclusion classes” which creates a class that is more SPED then gen ed. [/quote]

OP Here: Do you know if any place I could get FCPS guidance on inclusion as a parent?  Someone told me the max was 14 IEP students per class, that seems like a lot, not sure where the number came from. Plus one teacher here says they have 17 kids with an IEP in middle school, so I am not sure if that is the correct number. [/quote]

There could be different numbers based on grade level and if the class is team taught or not. I don’t think the county or any educator wants large numbers of IEPs in one class, I don’t think anyone thinks that is good for any of the kids. I think a lack of SPED teachers and funding for SPED programs has created the situation. [/quote]

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