Schools ‘fail’ Down syndrome children

The Irish school system is failing children with Down syndrome, an expert on the education and development of children with the disability has told an Oireachtas committee.

Prof Sue Buckley said there was educational evidence to show the need for Down syndrome to be listed as a low-incidence disorder.

The British academic addressed the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education following a request by the Dublin and Donegal branches of Down Syndrome Ireland (DSI).