{"id":391,"date":"2009-06-05T15:16:19","date_gmt":"2009-06-05T20:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=391"},"modified":"2011-06-09T12:12:45","modified_gmt":"2011-06-09T16:12:45","slug":"is-there-a-legal-definition-of-self-contained-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/is-there-a-legal-definition-of-self-contained-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Is There a Legal Definition of Self Contained Classroom?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"Is%20There%20a%20Legal%20Definition%20of%20Self%20Contained%20Classroom%3F\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><blockquote><p>I am a special education teacher. I have some concerns and questions about how students are receiving the mandated special ed services.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. <\/strong>Is there a legal definition of self-contained classroom setting?<br \/>\n<strong>2. <\/strong>What constitutes a change of LRE when there has been no official meeting to place a student in a particular setting?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>There is no legal definition of &#8220;self contained classroom&#8221; in the federal statute. The term is <strong>not <\/strong>in the the law.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Your state special education regulations may have a definition. State education regulations often include a student-teacher ratio.<\/p>\n<p>You will find a short list of placements in Section 1412(a)(5) of the IDEA (pages 72-73,  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/store\/selaw2.html\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Wrightslaw: Special Education Law<\/span><\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Continuum of alternative placements&#8221; is in the federal regulations at 300.114(a)(2) (page 207,  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/store\/selaw2.html\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Wrightslaw: Special Education Law<\/span><\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>A child&#8217;s IEP must include specific information<\/strong> about the special education and related services including the projected date to begin services, and the frequency, location, and duration of services.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The school may not change the IEP without holding an IEP meeting that includes a child&#8217;s parent. <\/strong>If this is the first or initial IEP, the school must get informed consent from a parent before providing any special education and related services.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/lre.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Inclusion, LRE and Mainstreaming<\/span><\/a> on this page: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/lre.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/lre.index.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This question actually came from a teacher in MD. Here is an article by someone who is a great source of  information about the schools in the MD area.  Mr. Hettleman has written extensively about the school system.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=124\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Audacity of Hope for Poor, Minority and Disabled Schoolchildren. https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=124<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He is a former state Human Resources Secretary and former member of the Baltimore School Board. He is a tireless advocate for children who attended  public schools. He knows the schools and the system. He is also responsive to questions. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>His e-mail is khettleman@comcast.net.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am a special education teacher. I have some concerns and questions about how students are receiving the mandated special ed services. 1. 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