Special Education should not be publicly funded

[Hari_Seldon]

@Spice_Weasel

So you’re a Republican, I take it?

That belongs in the Pit.

But I think in general every dollar spent on special needs comes back eventually in taxes. There are exceptions, though. My SIL has a brother who was born microcephalic. He did learn to talk, albeit in a very limited way, but I don’t think he will ever do any useful work. It is a problem for the whole family, but when the father dies (the mother has already) he will enter some kind of institution at public expense.

[Spice_Weasel]

I suspect there’s no hell on earth like worrying about what’s going to happen to your severely disabled child after you die.

[irae]

@Truthuwontsay

I am talking about programs for students who are cognitively decades behind their peers, kids with Down syndrome or severe intellectual disabilities, the ones who will never be able to live independently or function in the workforce without full-time support.

You were saying?

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