I asked this question before my research; Do special education students receive the same attention and level of education as regular education students? Through investigation and observation, I explored the differences between regular education classrooms and special education classrooms to see if there were indeed inequalities between the two. Before doing research, I assumed that all educational institutions were the same and that regardless of their particular needs, the educational institution provided an equal opportunity to learn to all students. This article will show the level of equity and reflect on the social justice of special education in the current school platform. It will describe the research I have conducted and demonstrate negative assumptions about special education teachers and their students, and show examples of the lack of funding and resources for special education departments. I conducted research by observing and interviewing several different schools/classes. . The first class I observed was at a therapeutic day school on the northwest side of Chicago. The class included nine students aged nine to fifteen, and their learning abilities ranged from zero comprehension to average grade level. Only three of the students were average for their age, the rest of the students were at or below second grade level. The teacher explained that one student (ten years old) suffered from profound mental retardation and had a cognitive level of one year. This student is also the student who bites and hits when he becomes frustrated. Three of the students need their diapers changed throughout the day; others need constant attention and assistance. The class only had one piece of paper...in the middle...the special education students weren't being bullied. My findings on bias apply to all regular education teachers, however, based on my research, there appears to be a general lack of respect for the field of special education. Unfortunately, my assumption of having an equal opportunity for all students to learn would turn out to be What is fallacious is that special education schools do not receive the same respect or funding as general education . I believe the failure comes from individual institutions. If the school and staff do not show support and advocate for special education programs, local, state and federal governments will follow suit. Like any agency it must grow and change with the current economic and sociological state it finds itself in, the current school curriculum and regulations are outdated and inappropriate to the needs of these special students..