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Aisha Roscoe

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
595 total appearances

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Up First from NPR
The hidden cost of separating 'emotionally disturbed' students

OK, so if they're not in regular classrooms, where do they learn?

Up First from NPR
The hidden cost of separating 'emotionally disturbed' students

All right.

Up First from NPR
The hidden cost of separating 'emotionally disturbed' students

Tell me about Mr. K's classroom.

Up First from NPR
The hidden cost of separating 'emotionally disturbed' students

Okay, so he's giving a lecture on lecture.

Up First from NPR
The hidden cost of separating 'emotionally disturbed' students

The kids seem to be engaged, and I know that is hard.

Up First from NPR
The hidden cost of separating 'emotionally disturbed' students

So, Lori, it was in Mr. K's classroom that you met the student that you followed?

Up First from NPR
The hidden cost of separating 'emotionally disturbed' students

Oh, that's really sad.

Up First from NPR
The hidden cost of separating 'emotionally disturbed' students

And that he has so many and he's so young.

Up First from NPR
The hidden cost of separating 'emotionally disturbed' students

So why was Walt labeled with an emotional or behavioral disorder?

Up First from NPR
The hidden cost of separating 'emotionally disturbed' students

So what happened to Walt?

Up First from NPR
The hidden cost of separating 'emotionally disturbed' students

I mean, that's a huge amount of trauma and just upheaval for anybody, but especially a child.

Up First from NPR
The hidden cost of separating 'emotionally disturbed' students

So what was that school like?

Up First from NPR
The hidden cost of separating 'emotionally disturbed' students

A bad kid.

Up First from NPR
The hidden cost of separating 'emotionally disturbed' students

You know, my brother had a lot of behavioral issues growing up.

Up First from NPR
The hidden cost of separating 'emotionally disturbed' students

And one thing that my mother said that she was told by his grandmother, actually, it was that you don't label a child as bad.

Up First from NPR
The hidden cost of separating 'emotionally disturbed' students

Their behavior may be bad, but the child is not bad.

Up First from NPR
The hidden cost of separating 'emotionally disturbed' students

So even if you behave badly at school, that doesn't make you a bad person.

Up First from NPR
The hidden cost of separating 'emotionally disturbed' students

So, I mean, tell me more about Walt's family.

Up First from NPR
The hidden cost of separating 'emotionally disturbed' students

His dad, you said, is in prison.

Up First from NPR
The hidden cost of separating 'emotionally disturbed' students

So was he raised by his mom?