[Sue Perkick]

Interesting. We have several in the surrounding communities. There's one that serves a wide range from Cerebral Palsy & Down Syndrome to children with TBI. (which is something people who don't think this is "their" problem might want to remember--their child is one tragic accident or illness away from being one of these kids)

So where were these kids placed prior to the mainstream rush that's taken place in the last several years?

[Amelia]

So where were these kids placed prior to the mainstream rush that's taken place in the last several years?

When I was a child, most of the ones who couldn't function well in a regular classroom were, I believe, either institutionalized or kept at home.

By the time my children were in school, many of these children were in school, but spent all or much of the day in special education classes, rather than with the "general school population."

Not all children need to be in a smaller setting all day long, but some need the extra assistance, and/or the less distractive environment.

[Old Student]

“So where were these kids placed prior to the mainstream rush that’s taken place in the last several years?”

When my son was four, the neurologist who was supposed to be diagnosing him told us to have him institutionalized, and forget him.

I invited the dude out for coffee for one, and pistols for two.