Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 23 February 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters
Alignment of Special Education Policy with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion
Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source
This might be an area where a more nuanced approach is warranted. I believe that in 80% to 90% of situations expediting the return to school is absolutely the best and most important thing but I know families who are worried they will be pushed into an all-or-nothing situation. I am worried that we may have families, including families where children have special needs, who are falling out of the system because of the difficult choice the Minister of State has described, in terms of weighing it up. There may need to be thought about potential customised solutions in the future.
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