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Originally Posted by kutulu
Emphasis added to 'generally found at the elementary level' i.e. Grades 1-6. That is a big range in mental development. This kid is 6 so she's in the first grade. Add in the fact that she's in special ed and its a safe bet that you can roll back her mental calendar by a year or two. Also, I never said NO discipline, just that going about it this way is all wrong.
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While I'm not going to profess to know exactly what that segment means, what I get from it is that is where one can best see this type of development in a specific setting. I'm not sure it means that it doesn't exist until then. Our moral development begins at around age 2 when humans are generally able to communicate verbally.
Also, her special education status is behavioral. Since IEPs are confidential, we have no way of knowing exactly what her designation is. A behavioral classification usually is indicative of behavior that is considered violent enough that the student must be removed from a regular classroom at some point during the day. This may or may not be affected by cognitive development. Again, we don't know.
This child is in school due to compulsory attendance laws that state all children between certain ages (generally 6-16) MUST attend school. This is the first problem with these types of situations. I'm a firm believer that a child should be made to demonstrate both the ability and the willingness to participate in a setting such as a classroom before they are allowed in.
Until these types of laws are changed, among other things, we are going to continue to have incidents like this.