Discuss the concept of the least restrictive environment. Is the LRE always the most inclusive placement?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: As mandated in IDEA, the least restrictive environment (LRE) means educating
students with disabilities with their nondisabled peers to the maximum extent
appropriate. Federal regulations require that the removal of a child from the general
education setting is to occur only when the nature and severity of the child's disability is
such that education in general education classes with supplementary aids or services
cannot be achieved satisfactorily
While the concept of the LRE suggests a strong preference for the student to be
educated alongside their nondisabled peers, it also states that this should occur only
when appropriate. As such, LRE and mainstreaming are not synonymous. The LRE
may be any one of a “continuum of alternative placements,” ranging from the general
education classroom to separate educational environments exclusively for students with
disabilities.
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