The vast majority of special ed students are in the regular classroom now with a variety of configurations of support. I have special ed kids who do quite well and others who struggle, but most do okay with the right level of support. I haven't the foggiest idea which ones are on meds and which ones aren't. It isn't something teachers are generally informed about unless parents themselves give us that information. Medication decisions aren't made by the schools. In fact, in our district we don't ever bring up meds because once a school recommends it, legally we can be held financially responsible for it, and trust me, lawyers do NOT want anything brought up beyond the usual services already available.

My own son was a special educations student qualified as Other Health Impaired for ADHD; he also received services for speech and occupational and physical therapy for severe motor delays. He was always in regular classes with special education support. That just meant he had accommodations made for his learning needs that helped him be successful in the regular classroom. He sometimes was on meds and sometimes not. The school NEVER asked us about medications. They simply wanted to design accommodations for the classroom that would help compensate for what learning differences he had. He graduated on time with a regular diploma and has moved on to college now.