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Originally Posted by Azure
Students with learning disabilities have no reason to be part of a normal classroom. I have absolutely no problem spending money to help these kids.
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a) No money is being spent on these kids (or some of them anyway), parents have to pony up ten thousand + dollars themselves and spend a significant amount of time fundraising and getting donations from people and companies just to have a place where their kids can learn in an environment that understands them and will work with them. Nice for families that can afford it I guess.
b) That's easy to say, but the world isn't so black and white. There are tons of kids who fall into the grey area between a dedicated school and public education. Kids' social needs don't just go away because they happen to need extra help, so some don't fit into a specialized school. Most conditions aren't on/off, they're on a wide spectrum and putting kids at one end with kids at the other end is often more harm than good in some ways. Some kids do better in public if they can just get a little extra support. Some school districts are great and very willing to help with this. Others aren't and actually make life worse for parents with kids with challenges.
We're just in the process of trying to transition my son from a specialized school to a public school, and fortunately I live in one of the good school districts, but I've spoken with workers that have told horror stories about some places where the kids are almost used as political pawns.