Placement options for children with behavioral disorders range from the residential school to the general education classroom. Some segregated service-delivery models have persisted in many school systems because parents of students with behavior disorders request placement outside the general education classroom. Why are students placed in segregated settings?
1) Students reach higher levels of academic achievement in segregated settings.
2) Students, usually adolescents with aggressive and threatening behavior, are deemed unable to cope with the regular school environment.
3) Special education teachers prefer to teach in segregated settings.
4) All of the above