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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All you folks talking about poorly behaved special needs kids are likely NOT parents of kids with unique needs, and you should consider yourself lucky.  Such holier than thou attitudes and a wholesale lack of empathy for kids.

No kid WANTS to behave that way.  Behaviors like that are expressing an unmet need.  Those kids are in a world a hurt and need support, possibly therapy or other tools.  It is not unlike a kid with dyslexia or even a physical disability.

Schools, SN kids, and resources were barely getting by pre pandemic and now we’ve got two years of no progress and more stress on everyone, especially those kids who were left behind.  And the learning loss amongst SN kids was far worse than most typical kids.

Rather than fault the kids, or the parents of those kids, start screaming at your school boards and their inane funding priorities.  Raise teacher salaries, invest in more SN instructional assistants and their training, more case managers and specialists.  Maybe something more than 1 BCBA for 25 schools would help… [/quote]

All people are saying is that those kids don't belong in the classroom with neurotypical kids.  It doesn't serve society well to help out one or two kids at the expense of 25 others.[/quote]

That is the fundamental gap.  They do belong in regular classrooms.  Remember back in the 60’s when kids in wheelchairs were sent to special schools, away from the “regular” kids?  Ruled unconstitutional.  Thank god for the ADA.  Same applies here hence the ‘least restrictive environment’ laws.  [/quote]

MOST kids with IEPs and undocumented/undiagnosed needs do belong in the classroom with neurotypical kids. But some don't. Again, I'm talking about the 1-2%. [/quote]

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