As far as 'herd' classrooms, not so much in this case. I teach students with reading disabilities and he is one of 5 in that class.
I was just thrilled that I had a CYA in place. Not a big fan of the 'gotcha' move from parents - and learned years ago to expect it and to protect against it. Ah well, next year is another year and he and I will be together again. Maybe I figure it out with another 180 go.
My sister is a special ed teacher, too. :)
I homeschooled my youngest for some years because he was not learning to read. My sister pushed on me to do it so we could get him on the right track early. He was not thriving, mentally, in the herd. To be exact, he was thriving way too much, socially!