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(7.27) My child is transitioning out of high school special education and into more adult programming opportunities. Do the LRE requirements also apply to transition-age students?

(7.27) My child is transitioning out of high school special education and into more adult programming opportunities. Do the LRE requirements also apply to transition-age students?

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Yes. Federal and state law require that placement be provided in the least restrictive environment.[1] For example, “[t]he goal of transition services is planned movement from secondary education to adult life that provides opportunities which maximize economic and social independence in the least restrictive environment…”.[2]

  1. 34 C.F.R. Sec 300.116(a)(2); Cal. Ed. Code Sec 56342(b)[↩]
  2. Cal. Ed. Code Sec 56460(e)[↩]