Media and politicians shouldn’t play football with my son’s special needs

EDUCATION Minister Ruairi Quinn should have thought before his proposal for an effective 10% cut in educational provision for children for special needs put the heart cross-ways in parents all over the country.

But he is absolutely right when he says that the model of provision for special needs children in this country is “deeply flawed”.

It’s a mish-mash of political correctness and political expediency.