Special Needs Student

• ‘We all have the kids at heart’: Craft fair raises money for REACH students

  Proceeds from the event will sponsor winter field trips like snow-shoeing and tobogganing.

  Features

  Oct 24, 2019
  
• Kelowna mom goes extra mile to help special needs son adjust to school life

  Lucas, 6, lives with a number of challenges, which stem from Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, Autism, and Phelan McDermid Syndrome, a rare genetic condition that affects his motor skills.

  News

  Nov 7, 2018
  
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• Mother of B.C. girl bit by therapy dog at school outraged her insurance claim denied

  A New Westminster mother is speaking out after her daughter was bitten in the classroom by a dog. Lisa Pow says her 15-year-old special needs child Amelia was in a life skills class at New Westminster Secondary School, when the teacher’s dog Honey turned on the girl, puncturing her hand with its teeth. The incident...

  Oct 26, 2018
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• NDP government ‘open’ to alternative pay options for special needs educators

  Many education assistants work more than one job to make ends meet.

  Education

  Oct 24, 2018
• Teachers’ union says it can do better after report details conflicts with special needs students

  "At the end of the day, kids deserve a safe, inclusive environment. We shouldn't be seeing situations like this."

  Canada

  Feb 18, 2018