[sharkhawk]

I think the studio has the right to refuse service to a special needs kid if only because they may not know how to best service her needs. That said, if they were smart they would offer a class specifically geared to kids like that. I bet it would be a money maker.

Agreed 100%. Do you hold the rest of the class back for 1 student, does the teacher have to spend all of the class time with the special needs student? What about the parents of the kids in the rest of the class, are they paying full price for a lesser product?

[New Perspective]

Agreed 100%. Do you hold the rest of the class back for 1 student, does the teacher have to spend all of the class time with the special needs student? What about the parents of the kids in the rest of the class, are they paying full price for a lesser product?

A lesser product because a girl with Down Syndrome is in the class. You are an idiot.

[Kolokotronis]

My youngest was born with Down Syndrome. He was main streamed in school through elementary school and then partially so in junior high and high school. None of the other kids were getting a “lesser product” because he was there nor did the teachers spend an inordinate amount of time with him. He and his classmates are all in their 30s now. We see several of them regularly. They ALL say that having him in their classes made them better, more caring and understanding people.

He is the greatest blessing our family has ever had. His life has made all the difference, all the good difference, for us and the people around him.

It’s a shame you apparently missed that experience.

[sarasota]

A local group called “Hand in Hand” worked with the Quad City Ballet to put together classes for special needs kids and young adults called Creative Movement. It was just the most rewarding class for students-and their parents.