When should a child be removed from a general education class to a special class or separate school?
Under the IDEA, a child may only be removed from general education when “the nature and severity of the disability does not allow the child to be satisfactorily educated in general education classes, even with the use of supplementary aids and services. The regular education classroom with supports and services must always be the first setting considered. If rejected, the team must move up the continuum from least to more restrictive settings. Each time an educational setting is rejected, an explanation of why it was rejected should be included in the IEP. Although this explanation is necessary, however, it is not sufficient to show that the school district has appropriately considered the LRE.
