Mr. Adam Harris:

Yes. We just have to look at the prevalence of autism within our community. We have to consider how needs extended during the Covid-19 pandemic. The reality is that investment is not keeping pace at a time we are supposed to making the shift towards a more inclusive model. One of the lines from the Department circular that particularly caused consternation referred to one of the justifications for removing complex needs from the algorithm being that we have more special classes. Such classes are an important resource for some children in the current system but they are no alternative to investing in the mainstream and the vision of every child having the opportunity to access mainstream education.