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mbperrin

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3. Schools are being asked to do things they are not set up to do.

Reply to azurnoir (Original post)

Sun Jul 21, 2013, 09:19 PM

Jul 2013

It's like asking your dentist to give you a little exfoliation while you're there. He's highly trained, but not in that.

The specialized facilities needed will be expensive, but more expensive than apartments and garages and schools being burned, and neighbors hit in the head with hammers? Nope.

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Mentally troubled students overwhelm schools [View all] azurnoir Jul 2013 OP

This also explains the increased suspension rate. proud2BlibKansan Jul 2013 #1

I've taught some of those students. They need more than we can give. knitter4democracy Jul 2013 #2

Schools are being asked to do things they are not set up to do. mbperrin Jul 2013 #3

The repukes won't spend the money warrant46 Aug 2013 #6

They don't want to, so we'll have to make sure they get some of that hammer mbperrin Aug 2013 #7

My paraprofessional from the 1980's was just permanently disabled. Smarmie Doofus Jul 2013 #4

Yep, we get everyone regardless of disability. femmocrat Jul 2013 #5