Assignment #5: Least Restrictive Environment (20 PTS. DUE WEEK 13) The terms least restrictive environment, (LRE) inclusion and mainstreaming are often used interchangeable. They are not, however, synonymous concepts. a. Describe the differences between the three concepts. Mainstreaming, Inclusion, LRE What is the specific LRE mandate of the IDEA? The LRE mandate was incorporated into the Education for all Handicapped Act (EAHCA, 1978). Thoroughly describe the following court cases and how they affirmed the LRE provision for the student or if the Court decided in favor of the school district and why. Provide your own reflection on each case. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Carter v. Florence County School District Four (1991) Cordero v. Pennsylvania, (1993) Barnett v. Fairfax County School Board (1991) Flour Bluff Independent School District v. Katherine M., (1996) Schuldt v. Mankato ISD (1991) Roncker v. Walter (1993) Daniel v. State Board of Education (1989) seminal case on LRE P. v. Newington, Board of Education (2008) Sacramento City Unified School District Board of Education v. Rachel H. (1994) Clyde K. v. Puyallup School District (1994) Hartman v. Loudoun County Board of Education (1997) Resources: The Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center at Utah State University: (Links to an external site.) Although several LRE cases have been heard by the . Courts of Appeals, there exist only four acknowledged tests for determining placement in the LRE. These tests, or judicial standards of review are the Roncker test, the Daniel test, the Rachel H. test Devries/Hartman Of these tests, the Daniel test has proved the most persuasive. Summarize the four court cases utilized as test cases for LRE and explain how the various elements in the cases help school districts determine LRE placement. Write a conclusion to your paper summarizing your understanding of the mandate of LRE, the court cases that have led up to the enforcement of the LRE mandate and your own personal reflection on school districts obligation to provide LRE, a continuum of services and the school districts obligation to provide an optimum education to all children in the general education classroom.Show more
