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Disability advocates say this form of informal exclusion is common and parents often comply because they fear being left with no options.
For now, there is no disputes panel to oversee schools decisions to expel children with special needs, but it is up to the school to place the student elsewhere.
A South Island-based mother of two, who RNZ agreed not to name, said her two autistic children spent only two hours at school each day because she worried that more time at school would lead to them behaving badly and being sent home for good. I m taking that step before I m pushed because I couldn t cope with the feelings that we are not wanted there so I voluntarily help the school out by not having them there.