BillingsGazette.com: Schools struggle to meet challenges posed by children with mental illness

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Bob Runkel, special education administrator at the Montana Office of Public Instruction in Helena, said he's seen the number of children classified as emotionally disturbed double during his 19 years at the OPI. There are now at least 162 students classified as emotionally disturbed in Billings School District 2 and as many as 1,008 in the state, according to OPI.