Students with needs ?

Hi~ When you say "students with needs" like the one below, what does that mean?

Students with special education OR just general students who need any kind of needs?

Here is your reference:

If there is reservation on the part of parents of noneconomically disadvantaged students that is based on a concern that when teachers focus on students with needs, their own children will receive less opportunity to
grow academically, I can only point to the data that we are generating in our district to show that a diverse learning environment benefits all students.

Thanks~