26 Aug 2021

Covid-19: Mum on autistic son's learning from home

From Morning Report, 6:13 am on 26 August 2021

There are calls for alert level 4 rule changes so that specialist teachers can visit disabled children in their homes.

Principals have told RNZ that children with special needs need more support.

Pukekohe parent Kristen Hughes told our education correspondent John Gerritsen that her autistic son Liam loves his school's online singing and exercise sessions, but home learning is not easy.