Neurodiverse kids ‘dumped’ from mainstream education amid debate over special schools

The disability royal commission was split in its final report over whether segregated education should be phased out from 2025

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Australian schoolchildren with neurodevelopmental disorders are being dumped" from the mainstream system, a leading researcher says, as debate grows over whether special schools for students with a disability should be phased out.

The final report of the royal commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability, released on Friday, was split on the issue of special schools.

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