Hanson must back up autism comments with a plan - and an apology | Editorial

Updated June 22 2017 - 3:26pm, first published 3:00pm

Today the Goulburn Post is parting from convention for our editorial. We invited local parent of four children with autism, and former Post columnist, Candy Jubb to respond to Senator Pauline Hanson’s comments this week. The Senator said children with autism should not be placed in mainstream schools because they were placing a strain on teaching resources. The remarks sparked much condemnation, including from Mrs Jubb (pictured with her family):

Inclusion is key for children with autism
Inclusion is key for children with autism

“We need to get rid of these people…” she said. 

By now you would have heard about Pauline Hanson’s statement made during the school funding debate, where she said that children with a disability or autism need to be placed in classes other than mainstream schools because they are holding back their peers. “We need to get rid of these people…” she said.

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