A student with a disability is placed in a general education classroom with supports to participate in the general curriculum. Which IDEA principle does this illustrate?

• A. LRE; placement in general ed with supports.
• B. FBA.
• C. RTI.
• D. PLAAFP.

Answer: (A)

Least Restrictive Environment means students with disabilities should be educated with their nondisabled peers to the greatest extent appropriate, with supports and services necessary to participate in the general curriculum. When a student is placed in a general education classroom and receives supports—such as accommodations, paraprofessional assistance, or assistive technology—to access the same curriculum, this setup exemplifies LRE in action. It shows the goal of keeping the student in the general education setting while providing the needed supports to participate meaningfully.

The other terms aren’t about placement decisions: a Functional Behavioral Assessment focuses on understanding and addressing behavior, RTI is a process for providing increasingly intensive interventions to aid learning, and PLAAFP describes current levels of academic and functional performance in the IEP.