There is no legal status for an "inclusion class." It's a mainstream class with some special ed kids thrown in but those kids are supported by the presence of a spec. ed. teacher in addition to a regular ed teacher. Since schools have invented these classes, they are the ones who determine what those classes look like. It's up to them. Around here, it's typical for an "inclusion class" to be one third kids who are classified into special education and two thirds kids who are not. However, out of the two thirds that are considered "general ed" kids, MOST are at risk academically and their parents have been convinced that it'll be beneficial for them to be in a class with two teachers. Or, although they are officially being counted among the two thirds "gen ed" kids, they in fact have IEPs themselves but are very high functioning. The truth is, the ONLY true inclusion is just sticking a child into the mainstream and supporting him with things on the IEP that, when implemented are "reasonably calculated" to help him make progress in the general ed curriculum.
If you are interested in seeing how YOUR district handles "inclusion classes," ask to go visit one at your child's age level. However, I'd also ask to see a "class profile" of the sort of class your child might be included into. Ask to see ALL the info for ALL the classified kids (personally identifiable information blacked out, of course), including the kids who are part of the 2/3's "gen. ed." portion of the class.
I was just wondering if anyone can tell me what a inclusion class is. Thanks