Reviewed by Dr. Elizabeth Long, Ph.D. — Director of Special Education, 32 years in public schools.
No. Special education and related services can be provided in the general education classroom, another setting, or a combination of settings, depending on the student's individual needs.
The goal is not simply to determine where services happen. It is to determine what the student needs and the setting in which those needs can appropriately be met.
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