July 17, 2018, Offaly Express: Tullamore warehouse to be turned into special education school classroom https://www.offalyexpress.ie/news/home/324469/tullamore-warehouse-to-be-turned-into-special-education-school-classroom.html Offaly County Council has confirmed that planning permission has been granted to transform a warehouse unit in Tullamore into a new classroom as part of the Offaly School of Special Education. … The move will increase the current capacity of the facility, which is a Department of Education school catering for children from 4-18 years of age, with severe and profound learning difficulties.
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.