Sec. 300.552(a)(1) In determining the educational placement of a child with a disability, including a preschool child with a disability, each public agency shall ensure that the placement decision is made by a group of persons, including the parents, and other persons knowledgeable about the child, the meaning of the evaluation data, and the placement options.

Sec.300.346(a)(2)(iv) Consider the communication needs of the child, and in the case of a child who is deaf or hard of hearing, consider the child’s language and communication needs, opportunities for direct communications with peers and professional personnel in the child’s language and communication mode, academic level, and full range of needs, including opportunities for direct instruction in eh child’s language and communication mode.

20 U.S.C. 1400 (d) (1) (A) "to ensure that all children with disailities - get Wrightslaw quote from Sheryl

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