A successful e-trial requires plenty of time and planning
- Condominium Group
- Dec 30, 2007
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A successful e-trial requires plenty of time and planning
December 31, 2007
School boards and parents are grappling with a gap in services for children with special needs between the ages of 18 and 21, says Windsor education law lawyer Sheila MacKinnon.
MacKinnon, who is managing partner at Shibley Righton LLP’s Windsor office, says school boards are seeing more human rights complaints from parents who are struggling with how to find adequate services for their children.
After the age of 18, children with autism and other disabilities are no longer funded to attend certain treatment centres. But since they are entitled to attend public school until the age of 21, the individuals go to school, only to find their challenges supercede the school’s ability to serve them.
“They try to transition into school and sometimes the child becomes violent or encounters other obstacles,” MacKinnon tells AdvocateDaily.com.
