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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm an HSM special ed teacher in the county.

To answer your most basic question: NO, not every school puts all students with IEPs in one classroom.

At the school where I teach, there is certainly an attempt to keep the numbers at or below 70/30. So 10 kids in a classroom, 3 might have IEPs (there are no 10-kid classrooms). 20 kids, 6 might have IEPs.

MOST children with IEPs in the home school model do not have disruptive behaviors. Most of them have some combo of a specific learning disability, ADHD, and (mild) autism.

Perhaps you are concerned that your child can't learn well in a chaotic classroom, or that they mimic the behaviors of others.

[b]Here's the thing: there are so many needy kids that even if your child was in a classroom where there were no other children with an IEP they'd likely be in a classroom with ESOL kids, kids with mental health issues, kids with chronic absenteeism, kids that have suffered trauma, etc, etc.[/b] OR, a kid with a behavioral disability that hasn't been identified yet or placed in the proper setting (it can take a long time). Don't worry about who the other kids will be in your child's classroom right now. Concentrate on getting your 3-year-old the services they need right now and when the time comes to start K be involved and advocate for your kid but remember; you may raise a stink about your kid being in the "HSM," class only to have them placed in a different room with 5 or more ESOL kids that speak no English! It's public school![/quote]

Thank you! [/quote]

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