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School challenges Department's direction that it enrol profoundly disabled child of asylum seekers

Summary

A rural primary school has taken the Department of Education to the High Court to overturn a decision that it must enrol a profoundly disabled child whose family are asylum seekers. The school received an enrolment application last year, which was refused because the child did not meet the school's criteria and the school said it could not meet the child's needs. A three‑person committee set up by the Minister for Education reversed that refusal and directed the school to enrol the child. The school's board argues the committee's decision was flawed, citing the child's complex needs, lack of specialist support, health and safety concerns, and procedural issues such as the absence of a translator. The board seeks an order quashing the committee's decision and a remand to a new appeals committee. The case was adjourned to a hearing next month.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: School challenges Department's direction that it enrol profoundly disabled child of asylum seekers. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

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• 2024-04-29 Publication

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Stage Hearing Or Decision

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