The federal government has only ‘noted’ a call to end special schools. What does this mean for students with disability?
- Written by Linda J. Graham, Professor and Director of the Centre for Inclusive Education, Queensland University of Technology
We have just received the long-awaited response from the Australian government to the disability royal commission’s final report.
One of the most controversial aspects of the final report was a split between the commissioners on the issue of school segregation – or students with disability being sent to special schools.
The three...





