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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At our school they seem to put all the special Ed kids in one Gen Ed class. It’s not fair to the other regular kids who get placed in with that group. The class is usually poorly behaved and the teacher is overwhelmed. This is called clustering and I thought this practice was outdated and frowned upon. Why are elementary schools clustering special Ed kids now in one class instead of spreading them out among 3 different Gen Ed classes? Can parents request for their child not to be put in the special Ed class?[/quote]

This is my first year working in a school (fcps elementary school). If it makes you feel better, behaviors are an effing nightmare across the board, not just the “iep” kids.[/quote]
+1 … very true, but this thread is about sped clustering. I believe most parents here (including myself) have no problem whatsoever with sped students and their integration, but with the way clustering is done at some and maybe many FCPS schools. When adequate support is provided, everyone benefits. But this starts with FCPS funding, creativity and transparency of principals and quality of teachers (although honestly teachers seem to be the least of the issues in the entire mess). Parents of non-sped students are rightfully upset, because the way things are set up, if placed in sped classroom, their kids don’t get the same quality of learning environment and instruction. This is not the fault of sped students, but FCPS issue.[/quote]

Until they hire significantly more SPED teachers (beyond what is already posted online), clustering will continue to happen. [/quote]

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