The woman in charge of the fiasco of where Keira will go to school, called me today to setup a meeting. I told her I didn’t need a meeting I had been in contact with advocacy groups and they had advised me of my rights. She told me they were wrong.
According to her LRE ONLY refers to the classroom.
IDEA REGULATION
§300.116 Placements
In determining the educational placement of a child with a
disability, including a preschool child with a disability, each
public agency must ensure that—
(a) The placement decision—
(1) Is made by a group of persons, including the parents, and
other persons knowledgeable about the child, the meaning of
the evaluation data, and the placement options; and
(2) Is made in conformity with the LRE provisions of this
subpart, including §§300.114 through300.118;
(b) The child’s placement—
(1) Is determined at least annually;
(2) Is based on the child’s IEP; and
(3) Is as close as possible to the child’s home;
(c) Unless the IEP of a child with a disability requires some
other arrangement, the child is educated in the school that he
or she would attend if nondisabled;
(d) In selecting the LRE, consideration is given to any
potential harmful effect on the child or on the quality of
services that he or she needs; and
(e) A child with a disability is not removed from education
in age-appropriate regular classrooms solely because of needed
modifications in the general curriculum.
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Regulations: Part 300 / B / 300.116
Sec. 300.116 Placements.
In determining the educational placement of a child with a disability, including a preschool child with a disability, each public agency must ensure that–
(a) The placement decision–
(1) Is made by a group of persons, including the parents, and other persons knowledgeable about the child, the meaning of the evaluation data, and the placement options; and
(2) Is made in conformity with the LRE provisions of this subpart, including Sec. Sec. 300.114 through 300.118;
(b) The child’s placement–
(1) Is determined at least annually;
(2) Is based on the child’s IEP; and
(3) Is as close as possible to the child’s home;
(c) Unless the IEP of a child with a disability requires some other arrangement, the child is educated in the school that he or she would attend if nondisabled;
(d) In selecting the LRE, consideration is given to any potential harmful effect on the child or on the quality of services that he or she needs; and
(e) A child with a disability is not removed from education in age-appropriate regular classrooms solely because of needed modifications in the general education curriculum.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1412(a)(5))