Is it normal i think they add classes to deal with retarded people?

You make a good point. There are plenty of situations in life that we struggle to deal with and where a little bit of experience or knowledge would help. Where else better than school to get that knowledge? I agree with you.

Maybe the idea could be expanded and the class could be about life skills in general, including some of the kinds of things people ask about here. It's important stuff, knowing how to handle yourself. It can shape your life way more than any other qualification.

Ive been in that similiar situation before. I really despise how in many of my normal classes, they allow mentally handicapped peoples aids to literally do the work for them. For example, a community chemistry class, which isnt regents level chemistry so it is easy, there was this one girl i recall, she was socially just like everyone else and could spell and write completely fine. Yet, she had N aid with her at all times. Her aid would take all her notes for her while she listened to her ipod, she would do her work, give her every answer and the teacher would have to come over to tell the aid the girl would be right. To me, this was just pure laziness. Yet on a different note, there are those who are so slow, they slow the class down. English is my strongest subject and yet they always put me in these "mixed classes". These mixed classes put the exceptionally well with the extremely slow, this "integration" does not suit either sides and from my experience i have missed out on simple high school experiences. In my opinion not everyone is suited for "normal" classes. And information about a mentally handicapped student should be provided if they must be in classes with normal functionig students, but i still stand my ground where classes should be different and if someone were attackin me, i would defend myself no matter what.

People who have mental handicaps or intellectually challenged should either have an aid with them constantly, or all people who may come in contact with them, should be informed before hand.

You were punished because you did not know?
In their words: 'it was all your fault since you were not mentally challenged like the other girl.'
No one informed (or educated) you to provide 'special' treatment for this girl. Maybe even YOU require special treatment and NO one presently knows yet (not even you!) I say you BOTH should have received the same suspension of one day.

In my view, you were not treated fairly in respect to your presently understood equals (at the time). If that student had abused a teacher would that still be ok? Or would have the school been less understanding? Respect goes BOTH ways.

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Say 'Goose' you retard! Since its correct, that would be ok :)

I think one of the first things kids should be learning is how to deal with anger and stress

Before I got kicked our of my school, i recall there was a separate class for the special kids and when they were in a regular class they had an aid with them.

I wouldn't give a shit if the person is slow or not if they started badmouthing and hitting me I would fight back. It's not our fault they're slow.

Where I live, there are special education programs in both primary and high school. However, when the retards get to grade 10, they are integrated into some normal classes. I could never tolerate disabled people. All I can remember is how much of a nuisance they were. I am sure everyone who went to school with me would agree.

Well, yes, I believe so. In my school, we had different types of classes for different aptitudes.

We had AP, which was for the best studied and those that were willing to do a *shit* ton of extra work, they counted as college classes.
Advanced, for the, well, advanced.
Regular, for those of average learning speed (I was offered AP but I wasn't willing to do the work).
Occupational Course of study, basically, for children who are not *retarded* per se, but are very close or mildly retarded. Not so much so that they needed to be in special ed but they couldn't handle a regular classroom environment either.
And then you had Special Ed (Progressive Education Program) which had classes catering to various levels of "mental challenges" if you will.

In addition, every child with special needs which had been put into regular classes had an aid with them that watched them at all times to ensure that this kind of shit didn't happen. Now some occupational students fell through the cracks because they didn't require constant supervision, but other than that, while the events that you listed could happen, the people bothering you would be average (or slightly below, in that magical border between average and retarded) but they wouldn't have a known special need.

Honestly, your act is considered criminal. You did not use force until after she walked away. That's a legal standpoint, and you probably used more force than she did. Self-defense is defined as use of equal or lesser force in order to deter the attacker, in your case, the attacker walked away. While I do agree that, in an educational environment, the special needs (or violent little assholes in general) should be kept in a differing environment to keep from obstructing our educational experience, and that the counselor should not have placed the blame squarely on you, getting angry and jumping on someone's back and hitting them after the fact is not self-defense. It's Assault and Battery. You were both equally wrong.

While I don't agree with violence since it doesn't solve anything, it was somewhat acceptable in your case because you hit her in self defense. I have nothing against slow people, they can't help being that way, but I wouldn't say it's an excuse to badmouth or attact someone for no reason. In schools where I live, there are special classes for mentally retarded students. But I don't know about anywhere else.

You were mistreated. They should not favor student no matter how mentally retarded they are. Also your teacher should have sent the student away right after they threatened you. If a retarded person kills because they are mad does not excuse anything. Everyone should be held accountable for wrong actions. Not just the one who are higher functioning. Now if they some how perceived you a threat that is excusable.

Just a question: Shouldn't the mentally handicapped go to a special school instead?

I've always thought of the slower and mentally handicapped children as annoying, despite me being "slower" when I was younger. I also had a frightening experience with a retarded child when I was in middle school; the teacher that was his aid made him angry when she tried to get him to focus, so he attempted to choke her. He was the only kid in that class that was like that, and the rest of us were more or less normal.
I had some other classes with autistic kids, and slow kids mixed in with normal children. I wish it hadn't been like that.

aiming for the head was a bit too far, you could have pushed her off too but only go as far as she got not more and its better and reasonable if you did it while she was attacking you.

ok when i was in 5th grade i read at a 7th grade level but i dont test well cause i have ADHD so they put me in a retared class with retared people

i is scientistic

There already are separate classes in most schools.

When I was in high school there was a week dedicated to teaching kids about the proper way to deal with the handi-capped. It was really useful, I thought all districts did it. Well, all should.

I could be considered a slow person.
I agree with yuo tho.
I was in classes waiy too dificult for me and continued to fail with no one to help me. Ther should be seperate.