Least Restrictive Environment
Least restrictive environment is to the maximum extent appropriate, child with disabilities, including children who are not disabled, and that special classes, separate schooling, or other removal of children with disabilities from the regular educational environment occurs only when the nature or the severity of the disability is such that education in regular classes with the use supplementary aids and services cannot be achieved satisfactorily.
What Does LRE Mean?
What Does LRE Mean?
- Children with disabilities must be educated with non-disabled children as much as is appropriate.
- Children with disabilities are removed from the regular classes to special classes or separate schools only if the child's disability is so severe that education in regular classes with aids and services is not satisfactory.
- Students with disabilities who are diagnosed and have an IEP.
- Proper used of supplementary aids and services (preferential interventions, consultations, behavior management plan, paraprofessionals, itinerant teachers, resource rooms, accommodations, and modifications to the curriculum).
- FAPE- That LRE is meaningful and beneficial to the student.
- IEP- Cannot remove the student from the general education classroom unless noted in IEP.
- Evaluation- There is a need for services and aids that is discovered through the evaluation process.
- Parent Involvement- IEP to determine LRE.
- Procedural Safeguards- Cannot remove student from general education room without parental consent.