Tribunal upholds school board's identification of child as trainable retarded and placement in special education class.
The parents of a child with Down Syndrome appealed a Special Education Appeal Board decision that upheld the child's identification as trainable retarded and placement in an integrated primary trainable retarded (ITMR) class.
The parents sought identification as educable retarded and placement in a regular age-appropriate class with a teacher's aide.
The Tribunal dismissed the appeal, finding that the child was appropriately identified as trainable retarded and that the ITMR class was a proper placement, noting that the child lacked the prerequisite academic and verbal skills for a regular grade one class.
