[Kevin]

I feel okay about this actually. I was always jealous when in primary/secondary school that the special ed kids had FAR more resources spent on them than the gifted/talented. It's reality, who were the future producers in society here?

Probably the best argument for this is that this type of work and experience can go a very long way in earning these special ed kids a real job upon graduation. They're not going to college or tech school, so here they are learning to do things that will help them in the future. I see nothing wrong with this.

I went to a fairly expensive Catholic HS. There were some kids that came from lower income families. To pay their tuition, they performed janatorial tasks for the school afterhours. Demeaning? They didn't think so.

The ridicule by other students was uncalled for, but I think the students ridiculing the special ed students should have been disciplined severely. There is never an excuse for that type of behavior.