(1.55) Can the nature or severity of my child’s disability be used to justify a segregated educational setting? – SERR – Special Education Rights and Responsibilities

(1.55) Can the nature or severity of my child’s disability be used to justify a segregated educational setting?

All students with disabilities have the right to an education in the LRE based on their individual educational needs rather than the label describing their disabling condition. Just because your child is given the label of intellectual disability or emotional disturbance, it does not mean that interaction with nondisabled students would be inappropriate.