After reading the Panacek & Duncan (2003) article, I felt sad. I never thought about the importance of friendships. The authors talked about how friendships are not random and how proximity and similarity play a large role. For those with EBD placed in self-contained classrooms, they are only exposed to other students with EBD and that student population is small. After learning about multitier instruction and how students have the ability to move up or down tiers, I was shocked to read that students with EBD usually do not return to general education classes, once placed into special education. I feel like this limits opportunities for growth for the student. If a student displays disruptive behaviors, goes into a special education program,
