It [inclusion] probably has some merit to it. If I were a parent, I certainly would be an advocate for it. On the other hand, as a regular ed teacher, I wouldn't get too excited about it&. For the most part, I have not been a strong advocate for inclusion&. I've seen some cross-categorical, self-contained models that work well, and some resource models that work well; I just haven't seen that many inclusion models that were successful.
—public school principal
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