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At least your son knew the terp's role...many of the students at that program didnt know. It was the terps that were uncomfortable being put in that role and ended up having spats with the regular ed teachers. As a result, a lot of endless and unecessary meetings were called with the principal to solve all the conflicts. That principal had no clue how to run a deaf ed program. It was a mess and I really hope that program either improved or just stopped. These kids were not getting quality education at all. Drove me nuts cuz I would make suggestions but because I didnt have any formal education in the field of deaf education, the other staff didnt take me seriously. They should have recognized that I am deaf myself and valued my opinion regardless of what formal training I had or didnt have.