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* Kathy Harris

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* SPE-350 History of Special Education Law

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* Least Restrictive Environment ( LRE)

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* What is your definition of the least restrictive environment?

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* Mrs. E the special educator coordinator at Cook Primary definition of least restrictive

* environment is that a students with a disability have the opportunity to be educate with their

* peers in a regular classroom setting. Students will receive services from the special education

* department while attending classes in a regular classroom. Students will have the opportunity

* to learn with their peers. According to the Georgia Department of Education IDEA assure

* individuals with disabilities a full continuum of services. The IEP team has the responsibility to

* decide what the least restrictive environment is for each student and the IEP team also decides

* the supports and accommodations for individual to participate in the least restrictive

* environment (Georgia Department of Education).

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* What responsibility do parents play in determining the least restrictive environment for their

* child?

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* Parents are important stakeholders in their child’s education. Parents input is important in

* the decision making process. Student’s individual education plan is part of receiving services. The educational teams which parents is a part of also play a role in determining the goals of their child. Parents can reject or they can request parts of the IEP to be changed. Parents can request that their child be placed in a regular classroom with their non-disable peers. Under IDEA...