The Lowry family from Finglas faces significant challenges in obtaining school placements for their children with additional needs. After successfully securing a spot for their daughter Amelia in an Autism Class, they now encounter persistent refusals for Lucy despite numerous applications. Mr. Lowry emphasizes the broader implications, advocating for all children’s right to education. The family highlights failures in school enrollment policies and lack of stability for children with additional needs, compounded by delays in critical supports, leading to a sense of urgency and frustration for their daughters’ futures.
This isn't just a personal battle for our family - it's a battle to ensure all children get access to a basic right: the right to education.
There are three schools and five autism classes within 300 metres of home but we can't get our daughter into any of them.
Children need stability and certainty, but in Ireland, this stability is being denied.
We fought so hard for Amelia, and we hoped that once she was settled, things might finally change. But Lucy's journey through three different educational settings in just five short years proves that nothing has improved.
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