That must become true for every child. Eleanor's education with her friends and neighbors must be a right and not a subjective game played between her parents and the school district. It is time to abandon 'placement' and 'least restrictive environment'. Everyone is important. Everyone is unique.
Kids belong with kids.
It is that simple. This is the first of two Michael Bailey articles in our Special Education issue. To buy the great big Special Ed issue where these articles appear, come to our Attitude catalog store.