If a student's IEP designates MRP, is it permissible to have the student in full inclusion?

Question

I am just wondering if a student's IEP says that the student should be in a most restrictive placement, is it permissible by law to have the student in a regular education classroom? If possible, please provide some sort of documentation or source.

Answer 1

The most restrictive environment is Hospital Homebound, next is special school, followed by special class, followed by partial inclusion and then full inclusion. It might be helpful if you discussed the situation or more depth so that our answers could be in more accurate. What placement is your child in currently?

I seriously doubt, without more information, if your child can be fully included. Given the current designation, an IEP team (including yourself) has decided that this is the least restrictive environment, which in this case turns out to be most restrictive.You must have another IEP meeting to discuss full inclusion. You can request this at any time.

Answer 2

A student is supposed to be placed in the least restictive environment possible.  If they have serious behavior issues or require a great deal of one-on-one teaching, many times a more restictive environment will be their placement.  They will not be fully included because their level of needs cannot be met in a fully included setting.  They will have some contact with non-disabled peers, but this is only for certain classes.

The IEP should detail the amount of time a student is out of the regular education classroom and the PWN should explain the other placements considered and why they were rejected. The specifics are outlined in IDEA.

Answer 3

Yes, by federal law called IDEA, which is special ed law for schools, all children with an IEP are suppose to be put in regular classes. This is called 'least restrictive environment'.

But if child is not progressing in this class, THEN child is moved to more restrictive placement.

If child is NOT in regular classroom, school is violating federal IDEA law.

Here's a link about it-

http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/lre.index...

Answer 4

The IEP team makes the determination as to what is the least restrictive educational placement for the child and the parent is an important member of that team.  Depending on the child and their disability, a regular education classroom may not be the best educational choice for the child.  Ask questions during the IEP meeting as to why the school believes a specific placement is appropriate for your child.  

I have had students placed in a regular education classroom with a one-on-one aide because that is what the parents wanted and fought for, even though there was no educational benefit to the child, and very few social benefits - not too many children want to interact with another child who has an adult shadow.

The goal for every student is to be as independent as possible when they exit the educational system.  This road is different for every student so the trick is finding the one that works the best for your child.

wrightslaw.com is an excellent resource for anyone dealing with special education issues.

Answer 5

you need to get in touch with your local education authority. They all have different opinions. Usually they use "the cop out clause."