Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 20 April 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

Provision of Special Needs Education: Discussion

Mr. Adam Harris:

I totally agree with the Senator. Not only is a citizens' assembly an opportunity in a constitutional context, but there is also a huge opportunity in the context of Covid-19. Many assumptions were made about how schools and society as a whole should work. There is an opportunity for us to call these assumptions into question. Many children were not having a positive experience in school prior to Covid-19. There is a chance for us to ask now why that was the case and how we can make it better. There is definitely a moment and a need to create the space to have that conversation.

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