This letter is hateful.  But it basically comes down to the I-don't-want-my-kids-growing-up-next-to-your-weird-kid attitude.  Which, ironically, I heard again and again today, in less vitriolic ways.  The first was in a district meeting where we learned of several parents pulling their children from an integrated special needs classroom in the first week of school because their kids "could not learn" in such an environment.   The second was from a group of special education teachers who believe we need to develop more self-contained programs because it's not fair to have the "normal" kids in with the kids with special needs.  The last was from an adult education teacher in an elite special program, who was incredulous that a person with a mental illness could pass medical clearance for entrance to her program.  These parents and teachers are not hateful people.  They are dedicated and hard working people who love their children and students.  It just goes to show how the whole everyone-in-their-place attitude permeates society.