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The comments in this article concerning special education students are misleading. Dr. Thorton is claiming that " special education students would not be shortchanged and, in some cases, would actually receive greater attention". This is far from the truth. His plan calls for smaller class sizes for alternate assessment students ( he refers to this group as the most involved students) which make up only a handful of high school students with IEP's. All other students with IEP's will be in larger classes with less support. Cutting 7 special educators at the high school level and a few more at the middle school level will NEVER result in special education students receiving greater attention. Many districts are adding special education programing and supports for all students with IEP's, but Warwick seems to be moving in the opposite direction. Parents should be aware that these changes in special education will not improve their child's education and will negatively impact the amount of support that they are provided throughout the school day. Dr. Thorton's comments are completely misleading and wrong.