ESE 603 ESE603 WEEK 3 DISCUSSION 1 (ASHFORD)
Ashford ESE 603 Week 3 Discussion 1 Is That Legal? [CLOs: 4, 6]
Is That Legal? [CLOs: 4, 6]. 1st Post Due by Day 3. This discussion assesses your ability to evaluate how the foundations of the legal concept Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) currently influence students and educators in classrooms in the United States. This assessment also supports your achievement of Course Learning Outcome 4, 6, and 7 and the MASE Program Learning Outcome 4 and 6.
According to the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) requirement is defined as follows: “to the maximum extent appropriate children with disabilities are to be educated with children who are not disabled.” It further states that “Removal may only occur when education in regular classes with the use of supplementary aids and services cannot be achieved satisfactorily” (U.S. Government Publishing Office, 2014, p.1). This federal mandate was intentionally written with general
terminology with the purpose of allowing each state and district to build an appropriate plan that includes the educational environment, and where and how services are provided.
Since IDEA’s reauthorization in 2004, more children with disabilities are being educated inside the general education classroom. According to the National Center for Education Statistics (2014), in 1991 only 30% of students with disabilities were educated for the majority of the school day in the general education setting. By 2011 with that percentage had risen rising to over 60%.
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