In CanadianRose's defense, I think she thought this story was about a reg ed teacher, trying to deal with an inclusive classroom. What she is saying about that sort of environment is true. With FAPE, and IDEA now being enforced it is difficult for reg ed teachers to do their job. The school system hasn't caught up to the newer laws on inclusion. They don't want to spend the money to hire necessary paras, and even when they do, the paras aren't anymore knowledgeable than the teacher, unless it's through their own experience.
Of course, there's nothing that will help a teacher that's a sociopath, besides firing her ass, which seldom ever seems to get done. Instead, the school will quietly let them go, and they'll just get a job somewhere else, being another district's problem.