A bright little girl who aced her IQ test may be forced to miss out on starting primary school later this month after being denied the full-time SNA (special needs assistant) that experts insist she requires.

SHE may be confined to a wheelchair, have limited speech and hearing and severe life-threatening respiratory problems.

THE red carpet was rolled out last night for the first of thousands of teenagers caught up in the €200,000 debs ball debacle.