Eight autistic children still waiting for a school place after 10 weeks [Independent.ie]
- Published: 10 October 2011
MORE than two months after their specialist school closed due to a lack of funds, a group of eight autistic children still have no school places.
The former pupils at Achieve ABA in Donaghmede, north Dublin, have instead spent the past 10 weeks either at home or being taught by private tutors paid for by parents.
Following the closure of their school at the end of July after five years in operation, Education Minister Ruairi Quinn charged the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) to find new places for the children.
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