The children of The Clear View School are boys and girls ages 3 to 21 who have been unable to progress in traditional educational settings and have had pronounced difficulties in their family and social lives because of their extreme emotional vulnerability. While living at home they come to Clear View each school day from over thirty surrounding communities, referred by their local school districts to receive the intensive special education and mental health services they need. While Clear View children exhibit a normal range of intelligence, from giftedness to mild developmental disability, their learning is commonly blocked by their extreme emotional states and behavior disorders. In some instances they must also contend with additional conditions such as learning disabilities, speech or language disorders, developmental disabilities, Asperger’s Syndrome or physical disabilities. Fortunately, however severe or complex their disorders, given time all of Clear View’s children do begin to form meaningful attachments to guiding adults, and go on to progress academically as they become emotionally more secure.