Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

According to 34 C.F.R. § 300.114(a)(2), "Each public agency must ensure that - 

• (i) To the maximum extent appropriate, children with disabilities, including children in public or private institutions or other care facilities, are educated with children who are nondisabled; and 

• (ii) Special classes, separate schooling, or other removal of children with disabilities from the regular educational environment occurs only if the nature or severity of the disability is such that education in regular classes with the use of supplementary aids and services cannot be achieved satisfactorily." 

Supplementary aids = tools for supporting inclusive practices

Removal of students from the general education curriculum is only appropriate when supplementary aids and services are not meeting the student's needs