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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child was in a class with a completely out of control child. It was a mess and it very much negatively impacted the learning opportunities for the entire class.  The child was frequently removed and taken to a calming down room. We definitely felt like the rest of the class was sacrificed for the sake of inclusion and nobody was happy about it and it was really too much for the school to handle, although they tried mightily. I am a supporter of inclusion but [b]inclusion for inclusion’s sake is not helpful for anyone, nor is it the intent of the IDEA law.[/b][/quote]

Yeah, well neither is locking SN kids in padded rooms. I don’t know why some posters are making connections between inclusion and seclusion. All the SN schools that DC sends kids with behavior problems to (so non-inclusive, segregated facilities who take kids with severe behavior problems) have seclusion rooms. Inclusion is not causing the behavior problems and seclusion is not solving them. [/quote]

Do other special needs kids and faculty need relief from outburst/threats etc? I have no doubt seclusion could be abused or over used,  but what do you suggest is the appropriate mechanism if a child is acting in a way that warrants some kind of intervention ?[/quote]

These rooms have nothing to do with inclusion and are the opposite of inclusion, really. You know what’s cheap and easy? Locking a kid in a room. You know what’s expensive and requires effort & trained professionals and is evidence-based? Detailed behavioral observations and plans based on those behaviors, frequent individual counseling, qualified teachers and aides with enough staffing to follow the students behavioral plans, etc.[/quote]

That does sound incredibly expensive.[/quote]

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