Cork boy, 11, faces summer alone over 'unfair' school system, says mother

Inclusion Ireland estimates just one third of schools can offer the summer scheme for students with autism and intellectual disabilities due to staffing issues

David O’Gorman from Ballincollig, Cork, does not have access to summer school again this year. Picture supplied by Amy O’Gorman. 

A summer school system for children with disabilities is “unfair”, the mother of one young Cork boy has said.

A four-week programme, known as July or Summer Provision, offers an extended school year to children with autism and intellectual disabilities.