Photo: RNZParents have told an IHC survey their disabled children are being bullied at school, many are not getting enough support, and some have been illegally blocked from enrolling altogether. The organisation, which provides support and advocacy for children with disabilities, said the results were grim and showed that schools were struggling to get enough resources to work with children with special learning needs. "It still paints a very grim picture of what disabled children are experiencing, of what families are experiencing and what schools are experiencing. Grant said the survey showed schools did not have the resources they needed to provide learning support and she was especially worried that some were turning away disabled children. Rush said funding for learning support had increased in recent years, including the creation of new learning support coordinator positions, but schools were struggling to see the benefits of those improvements.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 11, 2020 21:56 UTC