July 18 2020, NI Belfast Live: Belfast mum launches petition to demand immediate action as son among 100 children still without special school places https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/belfast-mum-launches-petition-demand-18619241 Harry, eight, is non verbal A Belfast mum whose son is among more than 100 SEN kids who still don’t have a school place has launched a petition calling for immediate action. Colette Stewart told her little boy’s story last month in the hope he would be placed soon…. She told Belfast Live: “There are still very anxious, very stressed families across the country who are waiting to find out what happens in September. The situation hasn’t gone away. “There is no excuse that they can give for this situation apart from systemic failure…. “He cannot speak and you have to know him really quite well to know what he wants. He’s still in nappies - there’s a whole array of tricky situations - you would not do it to a child going into mainstream. “There are serious equality issues here.”
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.
Loss of Brain Trust features over 9,000 news stories published worldwide since January, 2017
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