In 1997, IDEA Was Reauthorized and Amended

Multiple Choice

In 1997, IDEA was reauthorized and amended. Key changes in the law included the addition of a general education focus. What are the implications of this change?

A) Students with disabilities participate in the general education curriculum, and special education students spend all of their school time attending general classes.
B) Special education students spend all of their school time attending general classes, and special educators are no longer needed.
C) General education teachers are now the teachers of all children, and special educators are no longer needed.
D) General education teachers are now the teachers of all children, and students with disabilities participate in the general education curriculum.