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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Whose horrible idea[/b] was it to cluster all the ADHD kids together in one classroom? My child has had a HORRIBLE year because of these kids - lots of teachers (not just the homeroom teacher) yelling at the entire class for the behavior of a small group of boys. One or two per room would be fine, but clustering 6-8 ADHD kids together one classroom with a new, young teacher who doesn't know how to manage them is truly cruel to the other students.[/quote]

INCLUSION:  it is the “I” in DEIA.

Now you know whose idea this was.[/quote]

I am pretty sure that inclusion came from SPED law, which predates todays DEI discussion by 50 years. Go back to the 1970's if you want to better understand IEPs and 504 plans. They come from a time where kids where warehoused if they had learning differences and we figured out that was a bad idea. Kids with LDs were far more likely to end up in prison because they had not received an education and were placed in classes where the message was "You are not able to learn" and "you are lesser."

I would argue that the pendulum has swung too far in the other direction now, it is far to hard to discipline kids who are disruptive. We don't do enough to fund programs to support kids with serious emotional and mental issues who still need an education. Inclusion is not the answer for some kids but there are plenty of kids with ADHD and other issues who would be better served [b]if Teachers were allowed to discipline kids and Admin supported them in their efforts. [/quote][/b]

Agree with all of this.  We don't need "DEI" to have "inclusion."  It is the law.  I agree that they have swung the pendulum too far.  I think it is partly due to fear of lawsuits.

For example:  RECESS  I taught for years. I agree that kids need and deserve recess.  However, there are few tools that teachers have to create order and discipline in the class.  A short time watching other kids play can do wonders for a disruptive child.

As for no EXCLUSION, it has been taken way too far.  I'm pretty sure it was to address kids who were mistreated and that was terrible.  However, having to remove a whole class rather than excluding the child that is out of control is just ridiculous.  It is upsetting to the whole class and the teachers.  And, it prevents educating the students.

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