Since I choose to primarily home school my children, I often feel reluctant to condemn even a small part of the public school system. Most colonial parents apparently had no trouble teaching their children these skills. Even though the schools do their best to work with these kids, they understandably fall short. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act protects the civil rights of students with disabilities by guaranteeing their right to a free and appropriate public education.
Of course, this adds yet another layer of potentially violent children who teachers can’t remove from class. These policies are ineffective, disproportionately hurt …
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