Isolate special needs kids?

Just read a super eye-opening article with my coffee about a child with Asperger's syndrome who was put into an isolation room at school. The kid is 7 years old.
Well this is what I think of that!!

Good grief!!
Put the aggressive child in an isolation room to let him "let out the frustration or behaviour" all by himself????!!!! With a WINDOW so the TA can make sure he doesn't hurt himself??!!
He's not an animal, he's a 7 year old boy --- how about training the TA's to help him vent his frustration through art, singing or physical movement like dancing or jumping jacks?
Poor kid, putting him in isolation can only be increasing his frustration.
It certainly doesn't help his self-esteem or help him learn how to channel that energy in ways which are less destructive!!

When the school board made the decision to integrate special needs children instead of putting them in a designated class (like they did in the 70's when I went to school), they really needed to provide them with positive reinforcements --- singling them out and putting them in isolation/time-out only draws more attention to the problem, makes them feel bad, and makes the other kids uncomfortable too I bet. What are you teaching the other children by putting special needs children in isolation rooms? Think about that one for a moment.
Isolation and singling out does NOTHING towards acceptance, it only emphasizes differences.

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