I worked as a teacher's aide for handicapped students for years. Other than being wheelchair accessible, having separate bathrooms with tables and showers as well as toilet, and having a higher number of staff than a regular classroom, it wasn't all that different from a regulat classroom. I doubt it was as expensive per student as you claim.
I worked as a teacher's aide for handicapped students for years. Other than being wheelchair accessible, having separate bathrooms with tables and showers as well as toilet, and having a higher number of staff than a regular classroom, it wasn't all that different from a regulat classroom. I doubt it was as expensive per student as you claim.
The things you describe are for for physically handicapped students -- which we already served and had accommodations for. We were looking at Down's, Autism, Intellectual Disability, and other groups that require specialists. So that 40k figure is looking at physical therapy, speech therapy, social skills work, and the rest. My own brother cost our school district $55k per year, and that's a figure I know for sure.
I worked as a teacher's aide for handicapped students for years. Other than being wheelchair accessible, having separate bathrooms with tables and showers as well as toilet, and having a higher number of staff than a regular classroom, it wasn't all that different from a regulat classroom. I doubt it was as expensive per student as you claim.
The things you describe are for for physically handicapped students -- which we already served and had accommodations for. We were looking at Down's, Autism, Intellectual Disability, and other groups that require specialists. So that 40k figure is looking at physical therapy, speech therapy, social skills work, and the rest. My own brother cost our school district $55k per year, and that's a figure I know for sure.