A 'Unified' approach to special education is changing lives at a MN middle school
EDINA, Minn. — Even on the snowiest of school days, there is a warmth that radiates far beyond the walls of Edina's South View Middle School. Stude...
EDINA, Minn. — Even on the snowiest of school days, there is a warmth that radiates far beyond the walls of Edina's South View Middle School. Students at the school have been shattering perceptions around friendship and special education, thanks to a partnership with Special Olympics Minnesota. "Everyone gets along. Everyone can be who they want to be," said Jennie Schaefer, a special education teacher who helped South View launch a pilot program as a Special Olympics Unified Champion School nine years ago.