Man with special needs gets €75k settlement over alleged failure to provide schooling for him for three years

Man sued two schools catering for special needs children, along with State bodies, claiming the defendants breached his rights by failing to make available compulsory education for him between the ages of 15 and 18

Court was told the matter had been settled following mediation.

A €75,000 settlement, with another €75,000 in costs, has been approved by the High Court for a young man with special needs who the authorities allegedly failed in the provision of his schooling for three years.

Through his mother, the man sued two schools catering for special needs children, along with the National Council for Special Education, the Child and Family Agency, the HSE, the minister for education and the State.