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[quote=Anonymous]A couple of thoughts:

-how lucky to have smaller class sizes (my kids kinder through 2nd were 26+ talk about overwhelming when 2-3 are emotionally disregulated

-this is not about too much processed foods, it is about kids with ED or other special needs who are either not yet diagnosed, or, frequently, the parents are just in denial.  How many times have I been told, "don't use the word autism with xx family, they've been told by a doctor their child does not have autism," or from parents, "they aren't Iike this at home, you just need to be nicer to them."

-the pendulum has swung from bad (lock special ed kids in the basement/closet and ignore them) to worse (mainstream everyone), and it isn't working.  There isn't money, or teachers, to handle all the need.

-parents of these young children are exhausted.  Many have had a parent desert the family home because it's just too hard.  They do not have an ounce of energy left to use their voices with the Board, the Coucil, or anyone else.  The ones with resources (family and dollars) and acknowledge their child's disability, realize the disaster and put their children in private special ed programs and supplement with other therapies [/quote]

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