'Our children can't vote': Parents fear children with special needs won't recover skills lost while out of school

Angelina Hynes and her daughter Zoe: 'I can't put into words the detrimental impact this is having on our kids.'

Partial reopening of special schools on February will see a maximum number of 50% of students attending on alternate days, something parents of those with the most profound disabilities say does not go far enough, writes Aoife Moore. 

The impact of school closures has meant parents of special needs children fear their children have regressed to such a point that they may not regain the skills they previously had.