I suppose my view of a bad school sitution (apart from innapropriate academics) is being in constant fear of being physically assaulted, having that fear realized countless times, and living with a culture of absolute silence enforced not only by students but by the staff. Mere classroom noise seems utterly petty and trivial by comparison.
If your child has Sensory processing disorder, the noise and other distractions become a matter of learning everything or nothing.
I have a child who himself becomes a distraction if there's too much distraction.
