Namaste!
I am in special ed too and for some reason , this factor seems to go with the territory! Anyway, I can relate to it and in each instance, I found that as negative as the situatiion was, I did learn from it in that it freed me from my ego just a bit more. The more freedom I got, the better I was able to deal with these kinds of people. So, in addition to doing the shields and other kinds of energy work, I also needed to talk to myself, prepare myself and logically deal with the situations instead of emotions ruling my actions. Hope this makes sense. Take care.
Mal