Last week's damning revelations about the treatment of some students with a disability in Australia involved tales of seclusion, segregation and even abuse. While the disability royal commission centered on a few horrific stories only, there are doubtless many more examples of such treatment occurring across the country every day.

Campus Review spoke to Andrew, which is not his real name, about his son's experience of primary school. Although being diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and having some behavioural issues, Andrew's son is a bright, loving child who is now thriving at high school.

However, Andrew's son's primary school years were a awful experience, reminiscent of some of the experiences heard at the royal commission. Andrew says his son was effectively babysat most of the time, denied access to the curriculum, and generally treated as burden to the school. More disturbingly, he was set upon by an older group of students, leaving him with black eyes, an incident the school failed to investigate or do anything about. Suspensions were also frequent as was being left in a room with an iPad for entertainment,

Andrew's son's experience, like others in similar situations, took a heavy toll on the family.

Last week's damning revelations about the treatment of some students with a disability in Australia involved tales of seclusion, segregation and even abuse. While the disability royal commission centered on a few horrific stories only, there are doubtless many more examples of such treatment occurring across the country every day. Campus Review spoke to Andrew, which is not his real name, about his son's experience of primary school. Although being diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and having some behavioural issues, Andrew's son is a bright, loving child who is now thriving at high school. However, Andrew's son's primary school years were a awful experience, reminiscent of some of the experiences heard at the royal commission. Andrew says his son was effectively babysat most of the time, denied access to the curriculum, and generally treated as burden to the school. More disturbingly, he was set upon by an older group of students, leaving him with black eyes, an incident the school failed to investigate or do anything about. Suspensions were also frequent as was being left in a room with an iPad for entertainment, Andrew's son's experience, like others in similar situations, took a heavy toll on the family.

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