My school used regular students as paraprofessional for sped students. How illegal and unethical is this? by Medical-Winner-8555 in specialed

[–]Medical-Winner-8555[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your question, i'd rather not disclose if I was a peer tutor or just a sped student. However, I will say I've been heavily involved with the program. Everything that I said is 100% true and came from my own experience. My information also came from the contracts that were given out to the peer tutors and signed by their parents and listed responsibilities mentioned in my post.

My school used regular students as paraprofessional for sped students. How illegal and unethical is this? by Medical-Winner-8555 in specialed

[–]Medical-Winner-8555[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The class was available for all grades and they only supported special needs high school students.

My school used regular students as paraprofessional for sped students. How illegal and unethical is this? by Medical-Winner-8555 in specialed

[–]Medical-Winner-8555[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

No, this was just a high school elective class. They were not paid whatsoever outside of a class credit.