No school help for brave Brandon

THE father of a child with a rare medical condition has described his heartbreak at having to withdraw his son from the local primary school because there are no special needs supports for him.

The boy’s father Dallan has also taken the unusual step of calling the education welfare office to ask why he is not being investigated for keeping his child at home.

Five-year-old Brandon Morley-Doherty from Buncrana, Co Donegal, suffers from OEIS — a complex condition that affects just one-in-300,000 children. He has severe bowel and bladder problems, only one kidney and mild spina bifida. His identical twin brother, Arlen, was born without the condition.