27 Apr 2021

Auckland school isolates and excludes boy with autism

From Morning Report, 7:09 am on 27 April 2021

An Auckland school has excluded a boy with autism despite pleas from the Children's Commissioner to let him stay.

Judge Andrew Becroft stepped in after the thirteen-year-old boy asked for his help.

The teenager had been suspended following a fight.

Judge Becroft says the case is just one of many and families urgently need a body that can review schools' decisions.

Education correspondent John Gerritsen has this report.