trategy chosen by the school to handle students with learning disabilities. Often teachers hold the primary responsibility for identifying children at risk of school failure. If the school's goal is to reduce the number of learning disabled children on campus, the team assembled to determine the placement of the child must be in agreement that education in a specialized setting is the most appropriate.
In 1990, Public Law 94-142 was renewed and given a new name, The Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This act mandated that children with disabilities be given an appropriate education in the least restrictive setting. The definitions of the most appropriate education and least restrictive are specific to each student. To ensure that the student's needs and rights are met the placement decision is usually made by an administration official, a diagnostician, a special education teacher, a psychologist, the regular education teacher, and the parents. By law the parents are to be included in the placement decision unless they choose not to participate. Parents can play a vital part in the placement decision to educate their child in a special school for learning disabled students.
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