'My son’s future is being taken away’

“WE struggled so hard to get this help, for years, and now it’s taken away in the blink of an eye.

“They talk all the time about child protection, but a right to education is child protection too, and they’re taking away my child’s right when they take away this help.”

Behind the mountain of statistics and cost-saving claims involved in the special needs assistant (SNA) debate, the reality is that, from Monday, February 1, 2010, families across the country are facing into an educational abyss for their children.