JM> I am a fourth year education student at Sydney University, and my 
JM> last prac
JM> (in a regular class) included a student who was classified as 
JM> "behaviour 
JM> disordered" but could not be found a place in a "special  school". 
JM> His 
JM> teacher would let him do his own thing even if this meant sacrificing 
JM> the 
JM> education of the other students.
    That's the typical effect of "emotionally handicapped" students when they 
are mainstreamed here, too.
    Disciplining them is made impossible, due to federal and state law that 
makes suspending them near-impossible even if they do things that any 
non-designated kid would be immediately expelled for.
JM> problem 
JM> occurs when the Department of Education does not provide the support. 
    Which is typical here too.  School budgets are often stretched very thin.
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