[Tagging] RFC: school:for (to map special education and other ambiguous cases)

[Minh Nguyen]

Vào lúc 01:30 2022-06-18, Martin Koppenhoefer đã viết:
> additionally: how would we tag a school that integrates pupils with 
> disorders or impairments and those without apparent disorders or 
> impairments (“normal”) in the same class?

Depending on the country, indicating the presence of special-needs or 
mainstreaming programs in an integrated school would be tantamount to 
tagging legislation. For example, everywhere in the U.S., a public 
school is required to serve everyone on demand in some manner. [1]

Granted, that isn't necessarily the case for private schools or for 
schools in other countries. But it still seems like quite a high level 
of micromapping to tag the daily goings-on inside a classroom. It was 
barely two months ago that many balked at the complexity of tagging 
three-digit ISCED program subcategories [2], but that standard doesn't 
even attempt to break out special-needs education separately.

Anyways, I don't really foresee parents using OSM to choose a school for 
their children depending on the kind of special-needs services offered. 
The school:for=* proposal seems more useful for dedicated facilities 
that would be distinguished from "mainstream" schools. Imagine a 
renderer or geocoder adding a subtitle after a school name describing it 
as an "oral school" (for students with hearing impairment). Contrast 
that with the subtitle for a "mainstream" school, which probably 
wouldn't mention any individualized services.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individualized_Education_Program
[2] 
<https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/ISCED_2011_Education_Programme#Why_programme,_instead_of_level?>

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