For students labeled 'emotionally disturbed,' separation can lead to isolation

For students labeled 'emotionally disturbed,' separation can lead to isolation

Before Walter even reached kindergarten, his teachers were kicking him out of class." I kind of noticed that he was like really aggressive," his mom, Crystal Deramus, remembered. “Like, instead of him expressing himself, he throws things, he throws tantrums, he bites, he scratches … and the school started noticing too, and it just got worse.”At home in Minneapolis, life was turbulent. Walter’s father beat his mother and was in and out of jail be…

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