Guest guest Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Hello listmates, Maybe I am the only one who sees things this way.. or not? Given budgetary cuts, classroom sizes in many schools have gone up. The principal says that even though he sees the need for hiring 2 additional teachers for the grade level in question, there is no money to do so. As a result most classes are between 22-24 students, including the " supported class. " When you have a student with autism that can do the academic work in gen ed (with accommodations)for the most part but the main reason he can not spend more than 45 min per day in gen ed is because the classroom size (23 other students)is so large that sensory wise is overwhelming to him (and this is documented in his IEP)and causes him to stim and get hyper, and therefore is placed in the cluster for most of the day, isn't this a defacto violation of the least restrictive environment reg? In other words, if it wasn't for the large size of the supported gen ed class, he could be there learning in a less restricted environment. Does anyone know if this particular issue is something that parents in Broward have gone into litigation over and what was the outcome, etc...? Apparently, next school year, the situation will only get worse with an additional 6% budget cut to the schools. Isn't that wonderful? Just wondering what are your thoughts on this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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