* Regulations by Section and Attachment 1 (Analysis of Comments and Changes)

Subpart E-Procedural Safeguards
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

§300.553 Nonacademic settings.

In providing or arranging for the provision of nonacademic and extracurricular services and activities, including meals, recess periods, and the services and activities set forth in §300.306, each public agency shall ensure that each child with a disability participates with nondisabled children in those services and activities to the maximum extent appropriate to the needs of that child.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1412(a)(5))

Analysis of Comments, Discussions and Changes from Attachment 1
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Comment: None.

Discussion: The note following this section in the NPRM pointed out that this provision is related to the requirement in the regulations for section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and emphasized the importance of providing nonacademic services in as integrated a setting as possible, especially for children whose educational needs necessitate their being solely with other disabled children during most of the day. Even children with disabilities in residential programs are to be provided opportunities for participation with other children to the maximum extent appropriate to their needs. However, in light of the decision to remove all notes from these final regulations, the note following this section would be removed.

Changes: The note following this section has been removed.

 

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