I want to know what everyone else thinks about the inclusion of special education students into a general choral setting. I went to a high school where special education students were incorporated into the choral setting, I thought that this was incredibly beneficial to these students. My question is how people would feel about this if the choir were a primarily performance based high school. I always feel that every opportunity given to 'regular education' students should be extended to the students with special needs. I know that in my high school, we had one boy who couldn't sing a note, but absolutely loved being in choir and always knew the words. He was very enthusiastic (and very loud), but I think about what would have happend if we had gone to a competition. Would the judges detract from the choir's points if they had included this student in the performance? I think it would be absolutely awful for this to happen, but to be honest, wouldn't be surprised. What do people think about this?