Least Restrictive Environment in San Francisco Unified School District

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Least restrictive environment (LRE) is among the six standards enacted by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), to govern the education of students with various special needs and disabilities (Jacob, Decker, & Hartshorne, 2010, p. 106). The other five principles are; free and appropriate public education, individualized education program, parent participation requirement and the protection of rights of children with disabilities and their parents (Farris, 2002, p. 1). This principle supports the education of students with disabilities together with non-disabled learners to the greatest extent that is appropriate. This means that the special needs student should be allowed access to the education curriculum, extra and co-curricular activities and any other program that non disabled scholars benefit from. The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is among the public school districts that offer least restrictive environment opportunities for special needs students. This paper which is an interview with the special education coordinator of the San Francisco Unified School District; addresses various issues concerning least restrictive environment.

Keywords: least restrictive environment, special needs, schools

Least Restrictive Environment in San Francisco Unified School District

Least restrictive environment is part of the United State’s Individuals with Disabilities Act that requires the education of students with disabilities, to be carried out to the maximum extent appropriate with their fellow non-disabled scholars. This mandate ensures that schools educate the special needs and disabled students in integrated settings together with the learners without disabilities to the maximum degre...

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...uitable education irrespective of their condition. LRE has provided an opportunity in which the disabled students can learn in a non discriminatory environment together with the non disabled ones. This ensures they grow up in a normal healthy way.

Works Cited

Farris, A. (2002). San Francisco unified school district & special education. Retrieved from http://dyslexiadiscovery.com/san-francisco-unified-school-district-special-education/

Jacob, S., Decker, D. M., & Hartshorne, T. S. (2010). Ethics and law for school psychologists (6th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Office of Administrative Hearings. (2011). OAH hearing decisions 2010100312. Retrieved from http://www.californiaspecialedlaw.com/wiki/hearing-decisions/oah-2010100312

Yell, M. L. (2006). Least restrictive environment, mainstreaming, and inclusion. Cranbury, NJ: Pearson Education.

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