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Mum seeking to have son enrolled in autism unit brings High Court challenge

Summary

A mother has taken her autistic son to the High Court after a primary school refused to enrol him in its autism unit. She says the school told her there were places, she applied and sent all required paperwork, but weeks later the school claimed it had no record of the application and that all places were filled. The school then put the boy on a waiting list. The mother appealed to a Section 29 Appeals Committee, arguing the school had not properly reviewed its decision. The committee rejected the appeal, citing a failure to provide information and that the boy's application had never been considered because it was "mislaid". The mother appealed that decision to the Minister for Education, who set aside the committee's refusal and directed it to consider the appeal. The mother was later told the appeal was moot because waiting lists are only valid for one year and a new enrolment process had begun.

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What: Report matter: Mum seeking to have son enrolled in autism unit brings High Court challenge. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• 2023-07-10 Publication

Why: She lodged the appeal because she claims that the school did not complete a review of its decision to refuse her son's admission. CNI source report

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