My question is this. Why do parents sign off on IEPs and behavior plans without knowing who will be there for their child in the classroom if a behavior should emerge?

After working a few years with children diagnosed with various disability labels, I observed aggressive behaviors are often times triggered by people who are not trained to be with students with medically diagnosed behaviors that are not acceptable in the classroom.

I also suspect that this school district like many throughout the US operate a special education by proxy where the “real” experts pop in once or twice a week to fill out the paperwork leaving students like the one in the article in an environment with people who are not the experts.

This child should have had specially adapted and alternative education plan written up & implemented by a certified special education teacher and behavioralist on hand to diffuse a situation like this.