The focus of responsibility for education of the severely and pr...

The focus of responsibility for education of the severely and profoundly retarded T H E FOCUS OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR EDUCATION OF T H E SEVERELY AND PROFOUNDLY RETARDED THOMAS A. BURTON A N D ALFRED HIRSHOREN The University of Georgia The current concern for the extension of a free public education to the severely and profoundly retarded has precipitated a general assumption among many persons that the public schools will play a major role in providing educational services for this