Least Restrictive Environment And Inclusion Analysis

Throughout my time as a Special Education major, the words “Least Restrictive Environment” and “Inclusion” have always sparked a controversy in my classes. IDEA mandates that disabled students be educated with their non-disabled peers to the greatest extent possible but where does the line cross between helpful and hurtful? I believe that inclusion is necessary and on paper it looks perfect, but in the real world it does not always play out that way.
For a student with a disability that impacts their schooling in about every area possible, is learning in a general education going to hinder the amount of support that is provided to them? This child may need most to least prompting that the general education teacher can not provide due to the