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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't have advice for the OP nor am I here to opine on what kids to put in which classroom.   Just wanted to point that that I'm frankly appalled at the number of posters in this thread who use IEP status as a proxy for kids who are violent or have behavioral problems.  [/quote]

I think it was assumed students with IEP's in this thread since the poster talked about the para's in the classroom for support. Your comment is one of the types that are meant to make people feel guilty for even daring to point out that some kids with IEP's do have behavior issues. Not all, not even most, there's a very small subset, but they do require more support and maybe full inclusion isn't the best program, maybe MCPS doesn't actually provide supports or a program that is adequate for these students who deserve better. The students in their current classes also deserve better. So do the teachers.

There are students without IEP's that have behavioral issues as well, and they too deserve better and supports in place.

My proposal for a first step: clear and consistent consequences and removal from the classroom when their behavior is disrupting learning. Not saying out of school, but an alternate room with support and tools for regulating themselves. That way learning can continue for everyone else ready to learn. And the child has a better opportunity to return to a state of being ready to learn.  This should be done at minimal for all students whether they have an IEP or not.

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