Saturday, September 07, 2019

#IRELAND: One Quarter Of Special Needs Students Sent Home Early To "Manage" Them

[world politics news]


Opposition parties are condemning the practice, revealed in a new study, of schools sending students with behavioral problems and special needs home from school early to "manage" them.

Education Minister Joe McHugh called the practice "unacceptable," but did not say if he was taking any fresh steps to ensure the practice is monitored or to be subject to new restrictions.

The study by academics at Technological University Dublin, and commissioned by Inclusion Ireland, found the practice was largely hidden and, in many, cases illegal.

[FULL STORY HERE]

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