Families believe children are being punished for behaviour linked to disabilities, authority warned

A closeup of an empty classroom with a pot of coloured pencils in red pots. The classroom is in a school in Hexham in the North East of England.

Families believe their children are being punished for behaviour linked to their disabilities at a Cork special school with a pattern of suspensions, the National Disability Authority (NDA) has been warned.

The Oireachtas committee on disability met with representatives from the authority on Wednesday to discuss inclusion education.