In determining appropriate placement, special reference must be made to Attorney General’s Opinion No. 137 of 1972, 2 Pa.B. 1581 which directs that among alternative placements under consideration:

1. (1) Preferred placement is in a regular public school class.
2. (2) Placement in a special education public school class is preferred to placement in any other type of program of education and training.

Notes of Decisions

There is no duty to use private schools in programs for handicapped school-aged persons. Summit School, Inc. v. Department of Education, 402 A.2d 1142 (1979).

Cross References

This section cited in 22 Pa. Code § 181.1 (relating to children in private schools).