Hi, you should say Students with disabilities. Or you could say the ESE program. But honestly, it’s a program for students with disabilities. I’m a teacher and I really don’t see a “program” despite the government’s label of the word program. I think we need to simply say educating students. The less labels the more inclusive.

Hi, Mindy. The term special education is offensive. If we think logically, we know that a disabled person isn’t getting a special education. I am disabled and I was taught everything that my peers were taught. When you say it’s a school that focuses on educating students with disabilities, what is it teaching exactly? When the students in the classroom are being taught, what are they learning? Reading, writing, math, art, music? If so, that’s not special. They are disabled students learning the same subjects. Perhaps you are using different teaching styles? If so, that’s fine. You are focusing on teaching students with disabilities or disabled students. I teach students with learning disabilities. I teach Language Arts to students without disabilities as well. But I don’t identify the students. I identify the subject. There’s nothing special about either group. Hope that helps. Just say you are a teacher. You teach students with disabilities. My bigger question is why do you have to tell people that? You’re a teacher. That’s a big deal in itself. Thank you for reaching out. Please continue to ask question. Isn’t that what we would our students to do as well?