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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree that the definition of “least restrictive environment” is a huge issue. No child is getting the attention, care, or instruction that actually meets their needs. The entire classroom is at the mercy of these children who really need specialized care and an appropriate setting that isn’t overwhelming for them, or they need someone capable of a sterner voice and more rigid structure.

Anecdote: kid throwing chair and screaming. The class is evacuated to the hall. This child is obviously struggling in this environment and not getting the structure and physical activity needed and/or emotional support, etc. He is likely not doing well academically and feels overwhelmed and frustrated there (not that the parent is told because everyone gets 2s and 3s). The other children’s education has been halted, but also permanently slowed as they now grapple with fear of their classmate. Oh, and the school doesn’t feel the need to let parents know their children are at the whims of such violent outbursts… because feels. (True story, btw.)

And by necessity, instruction will slow down and children will be even more abandoned to self-study by screen time.[/quote]

Exactly. I’m for inclusion, but not for “inclusion for all and inclusion all of the time”. Also, there was a push by the Virginia Department of Education to have students in the general education setting a certain percentage of the time. They just set arbitrary goals that do not make sense and are not individualized. Students do need pull out special education instruction, for example, for phonics or literacy instruction for dyslexia or for specific specific math help if they need help in math or pull out speech therapy. Many students have extreme behaviors and emotional issues and they don’t tolerate a general education setting well. Sure they’re “in the general classroom,” but it’s not successful or positive for them or their peers or the teacher. They put one special education teacher in there with 10 kids who have IEPs. Nobody is actually getting the help that they need. These students would be better off in a self-contained classroom, at least SOME of the day. So would all the other students. [b]But disability advocate parents and politics keep pushing for “full inclusion for all and all of the time” and sue for “their rights”
And “FAPE” and “LRE.” Inclusion is partly about funding and staffing, but it’s also about the push from certain groups for full inclusion.[/b] Public education is a huge mess. It’s worse in this area and our school system has gone to crap.  Trust me, if parents knew what was actually happening inside these classrooms, they would pull their children out of public school if they could. And this mess is absolutely why FCPS does not want parents volunteering in school. [/quote]

Can you be more specific about which groups?[/quote]

SEPTA. Parents of children with FCPS preschoolers who want more inclusive preschools. And the litigious parents. [/quote]

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