Why do school districts prefer sending emotionally disturbed students to a school for emotionally disturbed?
Hi – There are a lot of good answers regarding least restrictive environment here. Kids are legally required to be educated with peers if at all possible. A school setting also offers more educationally than homebound education is able to. Most home tutoring situations I’ve heard of are minimal and aimed at basic skills only. But my opinion, from the little you say here, is that this child with Asperger’s should not be sent to the kind of school you describe. The anxiety problems you describe are probably secondary to their Asperger’s and the social disconnection and stress it creates. I’m not convinced that settings for kids with primary emotional or behavioral disorders would be equipped to provide the specialized instruction needed to help a child with Asperger’s. And the child would not necessarily have the social smarts to deal with students who were violent or emotionally disturbed, with potentially serious consequences. I have nothing against kids with emotional issues. But my d
