Mr. Teresa Maher:

I wish to put on record that parents do not make choices for their children lightly. Thanks to Google we can get far more information than 20 years ago. When a child goes to mainstream education, the parents have to work very hard. It is not a path they take lightly. Why do some children transition to special education or services subsequently? It is because the journey gets too tough. That is the reason. Parents get worn out or the system breaks. When Killian started in secondary school we never saw him doing the leaving certificate or any examination. This was not because we did not believe he was able but because we presumed the system would not support and facilitate him. He was very lucky that it did. It can work.