Sept 14, 2017, Canberra, Australia, RiotAct.com: Urgent call for Government to implement ‘student in cage’ recommendations https://the-riotact.com/urgent-call-for-government-to-implement-student-in-cage-recommendations/216239 The ACT Opposition has called on the Government to urgently implement all of the recommendations made after the 2015 review into the situation which saw a 10-year-old boy with autism locked inside a cage at an ACT school. ACT Opposition education spokesman Andrew Wall yesterday said that it is “two years down the track” and up to 15 of the 50 recommendations have still not been implemented in ACT government schools.... “It is no secret that schools in Canberra have struggled for a long time to deal with the challenges that some students bring to the classroom,” Mr Wall said. ...
Childhood Lost
Children today are noticeably different from previous generations, and the proof is in the news coverage we see every day. This site shows you what’s happening in schools around the world. Children are increasingly disabled and chronically ill, and the education system has to accommodate them. Things we've long associated with autism, like sensory issues, repetitive behaviors, anxiety and lack of social skills, are now problems affecting mainstream students. Blame is predictably placed on bad parenting (otherwise known as trauma from home).
Addressing mental health needs is as important as academics for modern educators. This is an unrecognized disaster. The stories here are about children who can’t learn or behave like children have always been expected to. What childhood has become is a chilling portent for the future of mankind.