As a special education teacher it is my duty to believe that every student is entitled to the best possible education possible. I can certainly see that a child who is blind may need extra services in learning how to cope with his or her disability. But where do we draw the line on how many services a student should have?

Next year a teacher I know will be receiving two students into her classroom. Both of the students cost the district more than $100,000 (each) for their education. This includes the teacher, teacher's aides, and other service providers such as speech and occupational therapists.

At what point should we say that the money would be better spent somewhere else? What is fair for the student, and fair for the district (our tax money)? I only have questions and no answers...