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4. "Your child can’t participate in academic classes if he can’t pass the state assessments."

1400(c)(5)(A) Almost 30 years of research and experience has demonstrated that the education of children with disabilities can be made more effective by--having high expectations for such children and ensuring their access to the general education curriculum in the regular classroom, to the maximum extent possible…

Sec. 300.114 LRE requirements.

(a) General.
(1) Except as provided in Sec. 300.324(d)(2)…the State must have in effect policies and procedures to ensure that public agencies in the State meet the LRE requirements of this section and Sec. Sec. 300.115 through 300.120.
(2) Each public agency must ensure that--
(i) To the maximum extent appropriate, children with disabilities, including children in public or private institutions or other care facilities, are educated with children who are nondisabled

1412 (a) (16) Participations in Assessments (C) Alternate Assessments

(i) In General. The State (or, in the case of district-wide assessment, the local educational agency) has developed and implemented guidelines for the participation of children with disabilities in alternate assessments for those children who cannot participate in regular assessments under subparagraph (A) with accommodations as indicated in their respective individualized education programs.
(ii) Requirements for Alternate Assessments, The guidelines under clause (i) shall provide for alternate assessments that
(I) are aligned with the State’s challenging academic content standards and challenging academic achievements standards,

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