I regret being so cynical when the disabled are involved but facts are facts: the teachers unions like special ed because of the low teacher-student ratios required, often in the single digits. More spec ed, more teacher jobs.
Yep, these are our ‘educators.’
In any endeavor, in any business, in any industry, if a labor union is involved there will be one or more scams running to extort more money, to pad the workforce, to prevent changes that improve productivity or workforce efficiency.
It’s just part of who they are.
I would suggest that you do not live in Texas, or you would not be talking about teacher’s unions, which do not exist there.