The amendment required that a student should be placed in an environment with the fewest restrictions and the greatest opportunities in the context of a particular disability. This was known as the least restrictive environment. ... But they also found the special education setting to be a supportive and quite environment where they could receive extra academic assistance. In a later analysis of full-time mainstreaming with Project MELD (Mainstream Experiences for Learning Disabled), the issue of whether the regular education class can provide an environment in which students with learni...

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The Education for Handicapped Children Act required a free and appropriate public education for all children with exceptionalities, warranted due process rights, and required Individual Education Plan (IEP) and Least Restrictive Environment (LRE). ...

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