[raybbr]

Go back, read my post, and apologize. I specifically said that the parents were attempting to get him into a special needs classroom, which is where he belonged.

Nowhere in the article does it say they are trying to put him in special needs classroom. If YOU say it it doesn't make it true.

Of course, logic tells me that they are trying to mainstream him because he IS in a regular class.

[CaspersGh0sts]

"Nowhere in the article does it say they are trying to put him in special needs classroom. If YOU say it it doesn't make it true."

Oh?

"School and district officials have met with Barton and her son to create an individual education plan to address his difficulties, she said. Portillo attended these meetings, Barton said."

Know what you're talking about before you start with this again. I'll give you a pass on accusing me personally of being all for this kid staying in a regular classroom. But the US Department of Education has a series of steps that a child must go through in order to be placed in a special needs classroom. This child had not made it through all of them to this date:

http://www.ed.gov/parents/needs/speced/iepguide/index.html

"Participation with nondisabled children. The IEP must explain the extent (if any) to which the child will not participate with nondisabled children in the regular class and other school activities. "



None of this excuses the conduct of the teacher in above circumstances.