Special needs appeal board fails to hear a single case [Independent.ie]
- Published: 12 March 2010
There is uproar among parents about the reduction in the number of special needs assistants in schools
AN independent appeals board set up to deal with children with special educational needs has not been allowed to hear a single case -- even though the Department of Education has already spent more than €300,000 on it.
The board was set up in April 2007 and its three-year term comes to an end next month, without the legislation necessary to allow it to start its work being put in place.
Full Story: www.independent.ie
