Feb 1, 2021, Birmingham Live: Old school in Solihull to be demolished for major new 100-place education campus https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/old-school-solihull-demolished-major-19742926 Central England Old primary school buildings in Solihull are set to be pulled down to make way for a major new educational campus - offering around 100 places…. The scheme will see the former Bosworth Wood buildings, in Smith's Wood, replaced by a new free school - catering for special needs children aged seven to 16…. Should the scheme proceed as planned, the first pupils would start in September next year. Ward councillor Jean Hamilton (Green, Smith's Wood) welcomed steps to meet growing demand for school places, although more of the playing fields will need to be built on than originally hoped. "This new school for autism is going to ease the pressure there is to meet our SEND needs across Solihull. No doubt about it," she 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.
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Hi, are there any Japanese language news websites (besides NHK, TV Asahi, ANN News CH on YouTube) to help see how special education is in Japan? JP has less SPED resources and I have read several articles (in English and Japanese) in the past about Japanese mothers struggling to raise their autistic sons... sometimes at a much more dire level than moms in America or the UK. Autism in Japan is still often seen as the fault of the parent or/and child.
https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/police-investigating-after-2-students-attacked-punched-same-high-school/D47L45AX4ZEK3MLPWFK4HYSBKM/
https://www.wftv.com/news/local/osceola-county/students-activists-gather-speak-out-against-osceola-county-student-being-body-slammed-by-school-resource-officer/TFZNK75VD5AVHBU2BLS35NUCIU/