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This 4 page paper examines special education and the fact that there seems to be more minorities than white students in separate classrooms. Inclusion is discussed and the fact that boys are also overrepresented is mentioned. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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that more minorities are classified, but rather that they are placed in separate special education classrooms as opposed to inclusive classrooms (Richard, 2004). This reports that more children need to
be placed in mainstream classrooms (Richard, 2004). And while the report focuses on New York City, it also appears that the problem exists in many parts of the United States.
Indeed, there seems to be a tendency in other classrooms around the nation to segregate minority students. Why might this be the case? A student writing on this subject may
speculate that there is prejudice in society at large in a general sense. Therefore, the fact that minority children are simply overlooked as candidates for mainstreaming is not a surprise.
This is one in a large list of complaints regarding the treatment of minorities in society. The report noted above makes one statement, but advocates claim that the problem is
much deeper than that. Some call special education a "holding cell" for minority students (Samuels, 2005). The problem is pervasive and it was in fact recognized by the federal government
recently. When IDEA was tweaked in 2004 it made new demands in respect to the amount of money set aside by the schools for special education services (Samuels, 2005). It
honed in on the minority problem as well. Samuels (2005) writes: "Districts with an overrepresentation of minority group members in special education are now required to set aside 15 percent
of their federal aid for students, particularly those in grades K-3, who need "additional academic and behavioral support to succeed in a general education environment," according to the law" (p.3).
If schools are not trying to mainstream their special education students, this new law will force them to do just that. Arnold & Lassmann (2003) argue that more research needs
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