text: Glen Nielson's quote in this article ("It gives them access to peers their own age who are not students who are anywhere on the continuum of behavioral or cognitive issues," he said. "They can sit side-by-side with students in the classroom.") implied the opposite of what you're saying. I, too, was left with the assumption that these kids will be dumped into mainstream classrooms, so pardon the many concerned parents who are commenting on this article.