General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Mom Demands School Go Peanut-Free For Allergic Child [View all]thucythucy
(8,203 posts)I'm only a fifth of the way down this thread and this is the second crack I've seen about kids in "special ed to wither away."
Is this some sort of new, anti-disability right wing meme?
I know kids in special ed. Hell, I used to BE in special ed. (speech therapy for hours each week, grades 2 through 6). Those kids aren't necessarily "withering away," they're receiving extra supports without which their education would suffer. At least that's the hope. Or are you saying the whole special ed. system in Michigan sucks?
And if it's done right, kids in Special Ed aren't "quarantined." You're implying that kids with special needs are contagious? Most of the Special Ed kids I've known spent at least a part of each school day in mainstream classrooms. Again, maybe Michigan is a couple of decades behind the times, but there is such a thing as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, passed in 1975, which calls for kids with disabilities to be educated in "the least restrictive environment."
Please bear in mind we have special ed teachers, and former special ed kids, right here on DU. Hell, some of your friends might have gone through Special Ed.