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ERIC Number: EJ571857
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4669
Least Restrictive Environment: Understanding the Direction of the Courts.
Thomas, Stephen B.; Rapport, Mary Jane K.
Journal of Special Education, v32 n2 p66-78 Sum 1998
Summarizes litigation concerning requirements that schools provide students with disabilities services in the least restrictive environment (LRE). It identifies and delineates the LRE standards established within federal circuit courts and suggests an alternative, more comprehensive, standard that reflects the explicit mandates of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Four different standards are compared. (DB)
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Inclusive Schools, Mainstreaming, Standards
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act