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\r\n\r\n\"\"According to the Special Education Rights and Responsibilities, Chapter Seven,\u00a0Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) is a legal term interpreted to mean that young children with special needs are to be educated in settings as close as possible to a regular or general education environments. The federal law requires that students with disabilities receive their education, to\u00a0 the maximum extent appropriate, with non-disabled peers and that special education students are not removed from regular classes unless, even with supplemental aids and services, education in regular classes cannot be achieved satisfactorily. [20 United States Code (U.S.C.) Sec. 1412(a)(5)(A); 34 Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) Sec. 300.114.]\r\n\r\nIn addition,\u00a0Federal law provides that each local school district must ensure that\u00a0to the maximum extent appropriate, children with disabilities, including\u00a0children in public or private institutions or other care facilities, are educated\u00a0with children who are not disabled, and special classes, separate schooling or\u00a0other removal of children with disabilities from the regular educational\u00a0environment occurs only when the nature or severity of the disability of a\u00a0child is such that\u00a0 education in regular classes with the use of supplementary\u00a0aids and services cannot be achieved satisfactorily.\u00a0[20 U.S.C. Sec. 1412(a)(5)(A); 34 Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) Sec.\u00a0300.114(a)(2); Cal. Ed. Code Sec. 56342(b).]\r\n\r\nFurthermore, Congress has recognized that a state\u2019s method of funding special\u00a0education services can sometimes encourage districts to place students in\u00a0specialized settings because of the potential to receive more money. Because of\u00a0this danger, Congress requires states to develop policies and procedures to assure\u00a0that their funding systems, if based on type of setting, do not violate the\u00a0requirements of education in the least restrictive environment. [20 U.S.C. Sec.1412(a)(5)(B).]\r\n\r\nThe US Congress\u00a0has specifically recognized the importance of education of special\u00a0education students in regular classes and environments. The Congress requires that IEPs include a statement describing\u00a0how the child\u2019s disability affects her involvement and progress in the general\u00a0curriculum and a statement of annual goals, including benchmarks or short-term\u00a0objectives that are related to enabling the student to be involved and progress in the\u00a0general curriculum.\r\n\r\nThe statement of services in the IEP must also include\u00a0statements of:\r\n
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  1. The supplemental aids and services to be provided for the student; and<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. The program modifications and supports for school personnel to be\u00a0provided for her to be involved, progress in the general curriculum, and\u00a0participate in extracurricular and nonacademic activities.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nCalifornia\u00a0State law provides that:\r\n\r\nStudents with disabilities shall be offered \u201cspecial assistance programs that\u00a0promote maximum interaction with the general school population in a manner that\u00a0is appropriate to the needs of both.\u201d [Cal. Ed. Code Sec. 56001(g).]\u00a0Special classes that serve students with similar and more intensive educational\u00a0needs shall be available. The special classes may enroll the students only when the\u00a0nature or severity of the disability\u2026is such that education in the regular classes\u00a0with the use of supplementary aids and services, including curriculum modification\u00a0and behavioral support, cannot be achieved satisfactorily. These requirements also\u00a0apply to separate schooling, or other removal of students with special needs from\u00a0the regular\u00a0 educational environment.\r\n

    Inclusion vs Least Restricted Environment<\/h4>\r\nThe terms inclusion and Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) are related but should not be used as synonyms. in short, LRE is a legal term interpreted to mean that young children with special needs are to be educated in settings as close as possible to a regular or general education environment. On the other hand inclusion refers to the integration of children with disabilities into natural settings or general education classrooms.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"
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    \"\"According to the Special Education Rights and Responsibilities, Chapter Seven,\u00a0Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) is a legal term interpreted to mean that young children with special needs are to be educated in settings as close as possible to a regular or general education environments. The federal law requires that students with disabilities receive their education, to\u00a0 the maximum extent appropriate, with non-disabled peers and that special education students are not removed from regular classes unless, even with supplemental aids and services, education in regular classes cannot be achieved satisfactorily. [20 United States Code (U.S.C.) Sec. 1412(a)(5)(A); 34 Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) Sec. 300.114.]<\/p>\n

    In addition,\u00a0Federal law provides that each local school district must ensure that\u00a0to the maximum extent appropriate, children with disabilities, including\u00a0children in public or private institutions or other care facilities, are educated\u00a0with children who are not disabled, and special classes, separate schooling or\u00a0other removal of children with disabilities from the regular educational\u00a0environment occurs only when the nature or severity of the disability of a\u00a0child is such that\u00a0 education in regular classes with the use of supplementary\u00a0aids and services cannot be achieved satisfactorily.\u00a0[20 U.S.C. Sec. 1412(a)(5)(A); 34 Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) Sec.\u00a0300.114(a)(2); Cal. Ed. Code Sec. 56342(b).]<\/p>\n

    Furthermore, Congress has recognized that a state\u2019s method of funding special\u00a0education services can sometimes encourage districts to place students in\u00a0specialized settings because of the potential to receive more money. Because of\u00a0this danger, Congress requires states to develop policies and procedures to assure\u00a0that their funding systems, if based on type of setting, do not violate the\u00a0requirements of education in the least restrictive environment. [20 U.S.C. Sec.1412(a)(5)(B).]<\/p>\n

    The US Congress\u00a0has specifically recognized the importance of education of special\u00a0education students in regular classes and environments. The Congress requires that IEPs include a statement describing\u00a0how the child\u2019s disability affects her involvement and progress in the general\u00a0curriculum and a statement of annual goals, including benchmarks or short-term\u00a0objectives that are related to enabling the student to be involved and progress in the\u00a0general curriculum.<\/p>\n

    The statement of services in the IEP must also include\u00a0statements of:<\/p>\n

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    1. The supplemental aids and services to be provided for the student; and<\/li>\n
    2. The program modifications and supports for school personnel to be\u00a0provided for her to be involved, progress in the general curriculum, and\u00a0participate in extracurricular and nonacademic activities.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      California\u00a0State law provides that:<\/p>\n

      Students with disabilities shall be offered \u201cspecial assistance programs that\u00a0promote maximum interaction with the general school population in a manner that\u00a0is appropriate to the needs of both.\u201d [Cal. Ed. Code Sec. 56001(g).]\u00a0Special classes that serve students with similar and more intensive educational\u00a0needs shall be available. The special classes may enroll the students only when the\u00a0nature or severity of the disability\u2026is such that education in the regular classes\u00a0with the use of supplementary aids and services, including curriculum modification\u00a0and behavioral support, cannot be achieved satisfactorily. These requirements also\u00a0apply to separate schooling, or other removal of students with special needs from\u00a0the regular\u00a0 educational environment.<\/p>\n

      Inclusion vs Least Restricted Environment<\/h4>\n

      The terms inclusion and Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) are related but should not be used as synonyms. in short, LRE is a legal term interpreted to mean that young children with special needs are to be educated in settings as close as possible to a regular or general education environment. On the other hand inclusion refers to the integration of children with disabilities into natural settings or general education classrooms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":142000,"menu_order":16,"template":"","meta":{"_candela_citation":"[]","CANDELA_OUTCOMES_GUID":"","pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-316","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":484,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-canton-echd250\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-canton-echd250\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-canton-echd250\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-canton-echd250\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/142000"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-canton-echd250\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/316\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":318,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-canton-echd250\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/316\/revisions\/318"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-canton-echd250\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/484"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-canton-echd250\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/316\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-canton-echd250\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-canton-echd250\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=316"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-canton-echd250\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=316"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-canton-echd250\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}