Abstract
The United Nations has been asked to investigate dozens of incidents in which children with disabilities were allegedly assaulted, locked in dark rooms and restrained in Australian schools.
Although there is no research as to how widespread this problem is, these cases point to a wider concern that students are experiencing a range of harms in schools, and that teachers are struggling to support students with increasingly complex needs.
Multiple inquiries have shown that system failures within the education sector often result in abuse and trauma.
Although there is no research as to how widespread this problem is, these cases point to a wider concern that students are experiencing a range of harms in schools, and that teachers are struggling to support students with increasingly complex needs.
Multiple inquiries have shown that system failures within the education sector often result in abuse and trauma.
| Original language | English |
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| Publisher | The Conversation Media Group |
| Publication status | Published - 28 Jul 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
This article is free to copy and redistribute in any medium or format for any purpose, even commercially according to the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) licence.Keywords
- schools
- bullying
- abuse
- disability
- teachers
- school policy
- Children with Disability
- disability discrimination
