By: Giulia Frasca, Esq., Littman Krooks LLP<\/a><\/p>\n The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, (IDEA), statute expressly provides that students with disabilities are to be educated and included with their non-disabled peers to the \u201cmaximum extent appropriate.\u201d\u00a0 This requirement is sometimes referred to as the \u201cleast restrictive environment\u201d (LRE) mandate of the Act, and it is one of only two \u201cmaximizing\u201d provisions in the entire statute.\u00a0\u00a0 With this language, Congress intended to protect students with special needs from being ostracized or isolated from the general population and requires that students with special needs be included in the general education population to the greatest extent possible.<\/p>\n Specifically, the IDEA\u00a0 provides that States must have in place procedures assuring that, \u201cto the maximum extent appropriate, children with disabilities, including children in public or private institutions or other care facilities, are educated with children who are not disabled, and that special classes, separate schooling, or other removal (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By: Giulia Frasca, Esq., Littman Krooks LLP The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, (IDEA), statute expressly provides that students with disabilities are to be educated and included with their non-disabled peers to the \u201cmaximum extent appropriate.\u201d\u00a0 This requirement is sometimes…<\/span><\/p>\n