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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think all kids with IEPs/504s/EML are shunted into only one section or class. They are supposed to be "spread" around all the classes, with limits on the number per class. After all, one teacher can't realistically provide all the support that is needed. Heck, even two adults in the room aren't able to do that.

Co-taught simply means there is one more adult in the classroom. Not necessarily a teacher, could be a para, but sometimes a sped teacher. Depends on the context.

MCPS really should move back to some differentiation. Too many new articles nationally about lumping everyone into one class and then *no one* is served well. Sorry folks, that's not equity as intended. 
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I am the PP that you are probably responding to. It doesn't seem like they actually ended up putting every IEP or EML child into one class. I know of a few kids with IEPs and they are in different classes.

But before the school year started, school staff absolutely indicated they might have one "co-taught" class where they place kids that receive services. I specifically asked them what "co-taught" meant and they said different staff would push in to the class depending on the needs of the kids. It sounded awful and illegal to me but I didn't say anything, I was just really confused. And I've heard people complaining that they did this in previous years.[/quote]

My DC has been in MCPS with an IEP since K, now in middle.  The schools absolutely did this in both elementary and middle.  My DC has no behavioral needs, only academic, and the behavioral disruptions make the classes almost unbearable at times.  [/quote]

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