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Hello. You may want to keep in mind that it doesn't sound like a legally sound idea to put the kids with IEPs in a room full of reg. ed. kids that are considered the 'bad' kids. A parent could have a very valid complaint that the spec. ed. kids' needs are not being met appropriately. I know that I would have a serious concern if I were to be faced with this situation (as both a sp. ed. teacher and the parent of spec. needs children).
I teach inclusion all day long, and yes, it seems that sometimes others want to place the behavior issues into our room. HOWEVER, the needs of the kids with the IEPs MUST come first. The entire point of inclusion is to include the kids with IEPs in the general ed. population (the least restrictive environment). You may want to approach your problem from this point of view. Schools get nervous if they think that there may be a legal issue. Your school is definitely NOT doing inclusion right; going back to pull-out is not fair, nor is it legal, to the special needs students.
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