'Parents should refuse,' says author of report which finds shorter days forced on 25% of children with disabilities

A report has found that one in four children with disabilities are being denied full school days as 'short school days' are being imposed upon them by schools.

Update: Parents who are forced to accept a shorter school day for their children with special needs, should refuse to do so the lead author of a new report has suggested.

The report, Education, Behaviour and Exclusion: The Experience and Impact of Short School Days on Children with Disabilities and Their Families in the Republic of Ireland, included a poll of almost 400 parents of children with disabilities, conducted by academics for Inclusion Ireland.