Parents say their children are being denied the right to appropriate education
Almost 90 children with autism in a single Dublin postal district have no school place available for them next September.
Problems with accessing appropriate education extend well beyond the area, though there are no official figures. “All of these children deserve an appropriate school placement within their own community – that is true integration and inclusion,” Ms Parsons says. “Last month, the NCSE wrote to the Minister for Education to advise that we were not of the opinion that sufficient schools will response voluntarily to meet demand,” a spokesman said.
The spokesman says the NCSE is working closely with the Department of Education, school patron bodies and managers to seek to meet demand.
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