A Usenet persona calling itself BCITORGB wrote:

Scott compassionately asserts:
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No, it's a game of compassion and diversity that every child needs to
learn,
if for no other reason than the "there but by the grace of God go I"
lesson.
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Except, as Scott has said in response to what started this sub-thread,
if you are wealthy enough to send your kid to private school where
there are no children with intellectual disabilities.

Yup, that's an issue. It's one of the considerations parents must take into
account when taking their children out of public school. Will doing so have
unintended negative consequences for my child in later life?

But, the point is that the decision is up to the parents, not the state.
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