Training emphasizes Least Restrictive Environment and range of services

Dec 1, 2025

The HB 2499 session highlighted LRE principles that require educating eligible students with general-education peers when appropriate and reviewed the continuum of services and nonacademic inclusion obligations.

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During the Dec. 1 HB 2499 training, presenters emphasized the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) principle: eligible students should be educated with general-education peers to the maximum extent appropriate. The trainer explained that removal from general education may occur only when, even with supplementary aids and services, the student cannot participate satisfactorily in general classes.

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