Special Education/Programs for the "Mentally Challenged", Useful or useless? Options

[MissHygienic]

There has been an ongoing debate about whether or not to levy taxes to properly fund public schools. I already know of a few under-funded school districts who forced teachers to work double shifts, and many schools were not able to provide paper, pens, or pencils because no one paid enough taxes.

With that said, what is your opinion on special education that is funded by the state? Public schools are already having a hard enough time. Should people waste more time and money on people with irreconcilable disabilities, or do you believe that all people should have education, whether or not they make use of it?

Discuss amongst yourselves.

[NoSex]

I don't like retards eating my money.

[Uronacid]

I don't like retards eating my money.

I agree, but I'm not about to be persecuted for publicizing my opinion.

[superstitious]

I agree, but I'm not about to be persecuted for publicizing my opinion.

You won't be persecuted, at least not be me. I flew off the handle a bit when I FIRST read the topic, but I recognized that I did so and explained why.

I can be upset at a situation without condemning others for having a different opinion. Besides that, what people are saying here makes absolute sense, regardless of whether or not I believe it to be fair, or agree with the solution of not funding schooling for these individuals.

My son is not among the group I believe that is being targeted here. He is highly functional, regardless of the diagnosis [autism] he has been given. So for the challenged individuals that have a positive or workable prognosis, I do not think that funding should be taken away from their particular school programs. For the others, as sad as it is, I cannot disagree with the notion that perhaps funding should be used otherwise.