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To: JohnM who wrote (45840)	5/20/2004 4:07:56 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793939

As for co-ops, I don't know what you mean. Families with special needs kids could share in caring for them with everyone contributing time and/or money, set up their own school programs with help with, say, facilities contributed by the school district or churches or whatever. I don't have a problem with your bifurcating the option palette. You're right, it's either the responsibility of the community or the responsibility of the family or some combination of the two. Usually people who applaud the the current system think that those who question it want to abandon the kids to helpless parents. Perhaps I anticipated too much. What policies would reduce the number of kids who need special ed? I don't know, specifically. Special ed is not something I've ever really looked at so I claim no expertise. But just from casual reading I am aware that the number of kids deemed "special" is growing. I also am aware of various environmental conditions that are thought to trigger problems. Even I know that a baby born addicted to cocaine will most likely end up in special ed. And the premature and low birth weight. And recently I was reading about exposure to TV. So anything that would reduce the number of kids afflicted would be helpful. I prefer to deal with underlying problems where possible. Karen