separate twins in school or not Archives — TWINS Magazine

How to plead for the same classroom

By Sharon Withers Many school administrators and teachers today are quite willing to listen to parents and make decisions on keeping twins together in a classroom on a case-by-case basis. Yet not all educators seem quite ready to toss out,…

Separation: Excerpts from the Experts

Although the elementary school that Cyndy Salamati’s twins attend offered her the choice of separating or keeping her boys together, she was surprised to learn that many schools around the country have a “twin policy” that mandates separation. Cyndy’s interest…

Standing up for your decision

Where did the separation policy come from? Extensive TWINS Magazine research into the academic foundations of separation rules failed to uncover studies or citations supporting separation of multiples in school. In fact, we found no empirical research documenting the experiences…